[pilif]

400k would last me 13 years for a rack, power and 10Gbit/s bandwidth at my colo place (Switzerland, traditionally high prices)

[dotancohen]

Yes, but that's not their only expense.

[Aurornis]

Yes, but that’s not the last or only donation they’re receiving either.

[LoganDark]

Don't bet on receiving money in the future.

[Aurornis]

It's a community donation-supported project. That's kind of the whole deal.

Regardless, the ongoing interest on $400K alone would be enough to pay colo fees.

[fragmede]

Since you've already done the math, what's the interest on $400k pay for the colo costs?

[serf]

at a (fairly modest) 3.3 its like 1100/month.

I don't know what kind of rates are available to non-profits, but with 400k in hand you can find nicer rates than 3.3 (as of today, at least).

that covers quite a few colo possibilities.

[throwaway2037]

Stupid question from me: What are their other costs? I'm a total newbie about data center colo setups, but as I understand, it includes: power and internet access with ingress and egress. Are you thinking their egress will be very high, thus thus need to pay additional bandwidth charges?