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class="border border-black page-title-underbar"></div> </div> <p class="lead">NLnet Labs is a non-profit foundation which completely relies on the support of the Internet community. All our open source software has a permissive, free software license. To ensure we remain a healthy and sustainable organisation we depend on the following types of funding.</p> <p>If your organisation relies on the software, please consider purchasing professional support and consultancy services with a service-level agreement for one of our products, sponsoring the development of new software or a feature for an existing product, or through a donation.</p> <div class="section" id="support-contracts"> <h2>Support Contracts</h2> <p>Being a non-profit foundation, NLnet Labs is obliged to follow strict tax regulation and not allowed to offer taxable services. As a result, we have established <a class="reference external" href="/services/about/">Open Netlabs B.V.</a> The company is a wholly owned, taxable subsidiary of the NLnet Labs foundation serving the goals of its parent.</p> <p>Open Netlabs B.V. offers <a class="reference external" href="/services/contracts/">support contracts</a> with a service level for our DNS products NSD and Unbound, as well as our BGP routing products Krill, Routinator and Rotonda. In addition to receiving support and early access to security vulnerability information under non-disclosure, your financial contribution also supports our mission to provide free and open software.</p> </div> <div class="section" id="sponsored-features"> <h2>Sponsored Features</h2> <p>In case you have a need for a specific feature in one of our products you can sponsor the development of it, if we consider this a valuable standards compliant addition to our software.</p> <p>We like working with organisations throughout the development process. This allows us to refine the functionality long the way and thoroughly test it in an operational environment before making it available to the wider community. Please <a class="reference external" href="mailto:labs@nlnetlabs.nl">contact us</a> to discuss the possibilities.</p> </div> <div class="section" id="liberapay-and-github-sponsors"> <h2>Liberapay and GitHub Sponsors</h2> <p>You can support us with a monthly contribution through <a class="reference external" href="https://liberapay.com/nlnetlabs/">Liberapay</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/sponsors/NLnetLabs">GitHub Sponsors for Organisations</a>. You can choose any amount you like, either as a periodic or a one-time donation.</p> </div> <div class="section" id="donations-through-paypal"> <h2>Donations through PayPal</h2> <div class="donate-container"><div class="row"> <div class="donate-header"><h3>Choose an amount or enter your own</h3></div> <div class="donate-form"> <div aria-label="Choose amount" class="input-group" id="donate-input-group" role="group"> <button class="pick-amount-button" type="button" value="25">€25</button> <button class="pick-amount-button" type="button" value="50">€50</button> <button class="pick-amount-button" type="button" value="75">€75</button> <button class="pick-amount-button" type="button" value="100">€100</button> <button class="pick-amount-button" type="button" value="250">€250</button> <input aria-label="Other amount" class="pick-amount-text" placeholder="Other (EUR)" type="text"/> </div> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" class="text-center" id="donate-form" method="post" target="_top"> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_donations"/> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="2W76MEFNWWBGE"/> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="EN"/> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Your donation to NLnet Labs"/> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1"/>  <input name="no_shipping" type="hidden" value="2"/>    <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="EUR"/> <input name="bn" type="hidden" value="PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted"/> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value=""/> <button class="donate-button" form="donate-form" type="submit">Donate</button> </form> </div> <div class="donate-bullets"> <ul> <li>You will not need a PayPal account, you can also use a credit card to make your donation.</li> <li>NLnet Labs is a non-profit foundation that is recognised by the Dutch tax authorities as a Public Benefit Organisation (Dutch: Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling or ANBI), making your donation exempt of tax and/or tax deductable.</li> </ul> </div> </div></div>  </div> </section> <aside class="sidepanel"> <div class="sticky"><div class="section" id="our-fiscal-status"> <h2>Our Fiscal Status</h2> <p>NLnet Labs is a non-profit foundation that is recognised by the Dutch tax authorities as a Public Benefit Organisation (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling or ANBI). This is the equivalent of a 501(c)(3) organisation in the USA.</p> <p>Under Dutch tax law, donations, legacies, and subsidies provided to NLnet Labs are, under the usual conditions set by the Dutch authorities, exempt of tax and/or tax deductible.</p> <iframe height="35" src="https://github.com/sponsors/NLnetLabs/button" style="border: 0;" title="Sponsor NLnetLabs" width="116"></iframe> <br/> <script src="https://liberapay.com/nlnetlabs/widgets/button.js"></script> <noscript><a href="https://liberapay.com/nlnetlabs/donate"><img alt="Donate using Liberapay" src="https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg"/></a></noscript> </div></div> </aside> </div> </div> <footer id="footer" class="mt-auto pt-3 pb-1 bg-black text-white border-top border-primary"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 mb-3"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col sr-only"><h2>Further navigation</h2></div> <div class="d-md-none col-12"> <nav> <ul class="list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/news/" >News</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/people/" >People</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/careers/culture/" >Careers</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/organisation/" >Our Organisation</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/conduct/" >Code of Conduct</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/privacy-and-cookie-statement/" >Privacy Statement</a> </li> <li class="list-inline-item"><a href="/security-report/" >Submit Security Report</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="d-none d-md-block col-12 col-md-3"> <nav> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/news/" >News</a></li> <li><a href="/people/" >People</a></li> <li><a href="/careers/culture/" >Careers</a></li> <li><a href="/organisation/" >Our Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/conduct/" >Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/privacy-and-cookie-statement/" >Privacy Statement</a></li> <li><a href="/security-report/" >Submit Security Report</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-3 mb-3 pt-1"> <a title="masdoton" rel="me" href="https://fosstodon.org/@nlnetlabs" aria-label="mastodon"><span class="fab fa-mastodon fa-2x"></span></a> <a title="github" href="https://github.com/NLnetLabs" aria-label="github"><span class="fab fa-github fa-2x"></span></a> <a title="docker" href="https://hub.docker.com/u/nlnetlabs/" aria-label="docker"><span class="fab fa-docker fa-2x"></span></a> <a title="linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/92855/" aria-label="linkedin"><span class="fab fa-linkedin fa-2x"></span></a> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <address> Stichting NLnet Labs <br /> Science Park 400, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands </address> <p> General contact address: <a href="mailto:labs@nlnetlabs.nl">labs@nlnetlabs.nl</a> <br /> For product support please use our <a href="/support/mailing-lists/">mailing lists.</a> </p> <p> NLnet Labs is a non-profit Public Benefit Organisation (<i>Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling</i> or ANBI). </p> </div> <div class="w-100"></div> <div class="col offset-md-6"> © 2025 Stichting NLnet Labs </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="to-the-top"> <a href="#"><img src="/static/icons/go_to_the_top.png" height="60" alt="go to the top"></a> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="/theme/js/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script> <script src="/theme/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="/static/js/analytics.js"></script><script src="/static/js/donate_form.js"></script> </body> </html>

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