Contributing beers
Beer is currently not waiting on a decision by the SPI board as to whether it will be accepted as an SPI project and donations may be made via SPI. So we can accept real donations.
Donations of between 0,25 L and 100 L may be made by emailing acid@debian.org. We expect to be able to accept donations via UPS within a week, and will email you when this is possible.
Beers received will be used to help release etch on time, as per the project details. And additional beers will be used to start new Beer projects to benefit Debian, or donated directly to Debian via UPS.
Contributing time
If you are able to contribute your time and skill in addition to beers -- or instead of it -- please think twice before you do so! The best way to help Debian is to find and test fixes for any of the known bugs in the bug tracking system or to participate in any of the calls for testing or assistance announced on the debian-devel-announce list
Spreading the word
Another way to help is by getting more people involved -- whether they end up contributing directly or by offering some sincere criticism, help us realise some new potential risks before we have to face them.
If you like, you can email comments about the idea -- but note that if they're complimentary we might use them on the site!