Actually the question is; is it ok to make money as a DC Project & would it be better then getting grants & donations?

As I have read in many threads, there is a lot of enthuiasm in DC Projects, not just GPUGRID, but also other BOINC & even non-BOINC Projects. Voluteer Computing is often dependant on donations of hardware, money, & grants. But the bottom line is that everything costs money & nothing is for free.

So I ask, when hardware vendors also can make money on the goodness of people willing to support DC Projects, can DC Projects sell hardware with the necessary software to volunteers, make money, & help medical research?

If Charites for Aids &/or Cancer Research has people willing to donate $1000 or more anually, maybe DC Projects can offer PC's to people with interest in donating to these or other fields of research? Instead of getting a Thank You for your support in fighting AIDS/Cancer/Mental Disorders/Etc, etc. People can spend cash, get a PC that they can run 24/7 at home to help out & still have something that they can use for other things if they so wish.
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There was this old thread from 2008/2009 Newegg donating a small commission to BOINC Project Where I see that it had previously been tried to gain a small commission via sales of PC's & PC components needed for DC Project Contributors who wish to purchase a new PC or upgrade an existing PC. Since GPUGRID actively gives free advice to people who ask about components, would there be anything wrong with offering advice, link, & gain a commission?
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