From owner-freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 22 18:37:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: announce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF3021065672 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:37:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mattjeet@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83D9E8FC19 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:37:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mattjeet@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so1010881qwb.7 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:37:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:reply-to :sender:to:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:x-google-sender-auth; bh=86alscXwCUpuwA3YNnpH7s1+p5zpVE79zSTHLE+iTQg=; b=KWhwbheoMLphLVs6/KNaqjsOt3c2Dqj3dSD4xZ68LwmuzdT0w4vmXzjsQ/Sip8rC8M roaxfP0vFw3XQQaRtLCRoZhsIrFlmrq530/RtBz9+gUjGxEzXXN+1+1HpQozCReuqaW1 Sla4xWZDu3IYmVNTP2wHLBwEwqq0BdhejF4WU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:sender:to:subject:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :x-google-sender-auth; b=itfPHWA2xn25BBwYvNUcnLi079jZeBdN0dDiHQGfJxhFcDai4Robv0+UckdK2AljQP UQUjz1X36Tl+R2Gplhl4PIshSTXuXYSMle29UttniJdnNr5MpzNT6Exzb1gfOuTDLDiD w9aHX+MfcUL0wSHXkSK8KgIsZBFvQu12iyD7M= Received: by 10.214.81.21 with SMTP id e21mr16256014qab.44.1224699318094; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:15:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.214.60.16 with HTTP; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:15:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <9740caf0810221115u6d3cb6c4obe2f73c11385f998@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:15:18 -0700 From: "Matt Olander" Sender: mattjeet@gmail.com To: announce@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Google-Sender-Auth: ef33bc94aeff0d6e X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:07:16 +0000 Cc: Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] meetBSD California - FreeBSD 15 Year Anniversary Party - 3 weeks! X-BeenThere: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: matt@ixsystems.com List-Id: "Project Announcements \[moderated\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:37:34 -0000 Hi all, The 2 day meetBSD conference and FreeBSD 15 year Anniversary party at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California on November 15th and 16th is a little over 3 weeks away! If you haven't registered for the conference yet, please do so if you are planning on attending. The conference is free to attend and the party is $50 dollars for you and a guest. This includes catered dinner and drinks at a private party being held at the Buddha Lounge in Mountain View. Although the conference is free, you *must* register in advance, no registrations will be accepted at the door. Don't miss out on some great talks, good food, awesome schwag, andthe chance to celebrate FreeBSD's 15th birthday with the rest of the community! You can sign up and find more information including the conference schedule, speaker info, and venue directions and information at http://www.meetBSD.com. There will also be a 2 day FreeBSD Developer's Summit the 2 days following meetBSD. More information on the FreeBSD developer's summit is at http://wiki.freebsd.org/200811DevSummit. See you there! -matt -- Matt Olander meetBSD California www.meetbsd.com From owner-freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 23 18:18:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E173106569D for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:18:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@freebsd.org) Received: from aslan.scsiguy.com (www.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28CE88FC1C for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:18:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@freebsd.org) Received: from [192.168.16.103] (c-75-71-72-123.hsd1.co.comcast.net [75.71.72.123]) (authenticated bits=0) by aslan.scsiguy.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id m9NHkrUd091669 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:46:54 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from deb@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <4900B871.3080901@freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:46:25 -0600 From: Deb Goodkin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:24:27 +0000 Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] Accepting Travel Grant Applications for meetBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Project Announcements \[moderated\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:18:06 -0000 Calling all FreeBSD developers needing assistance with travel expenses to MeetBSD. The FreeBSD Foundation will be providing a limited number of travel grants to individuals requesting assistance. Please fill out and submit the Travel Grant Request Application at http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/TravelRequestForm.pdf by October 31, 2008 to apply for this grant. How it works: This program is open to FreeBSD developers of all sorts (kernel hackers, documentation authors, bugbusters, system administrators, etc). In some cases we are also able to fund non-developers, such as active community members and FreeBSD advocates. (1) You request funding based on a realistic and economical estimate of travel costs (economy airfare, trainfare, ...), accommodations (conference hotel and sharing a room), and registration or tutorial fees. If there are other sponsors willing to cover costs, such as your employer or the conference, we prefer you talk to them first, as our budget is limited. We are happy to split costs with you or another sponsor, such as just covering airfare or board. If we are an official sponsor of a conference and you are speaking at the conference, we expect that conference to cover your travel costs, and will most likely not approve your direct request to us. (2) We review your application and if approved, authorize you to seek reimbursement up to a limit. We consider several factors, including our overall and per-event budgets, and (quite importantly) the benefit to the community by funding your travel. Most rejected applications are rejected because of an over-all limit on travel budget for the event or year, due to unrealistic or uneconomical costing, or because there is an unclear or unconvincing argument that funding the application will directly benefit the FreeBSD Project. Please take these points into consideration when writing your application. (3) We reimburse costs based on actuals (receipts), and by check or bank transfer. We require you submit a report on your trip, which we may show to current or potential sponsors, and may include in our quarterly newsletter. There's some flexibility in the mechanism, so talk to us if something about the model doesn't quite work for you or if you have any questions. The travel grant program is one of the most effective ways we can spend money to help support the FreeBSD Project, as it helps developers get together in the same place at the same time, and helps advertise and advocate FreeBSD in the larger community. Thank You, The FreeBSD Foundation From owner-freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 24 15:03:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96CBE106566B for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:03:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@freebsd.org) Received: from aslan.scsiguy.com (aslan.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E4AB8FC16 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:03:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@freebsd.org) Received: from [192.168.16.103] (c-75-71-72-123.hsd1.co.comcast.net [75.71.72.123]) (authenticated bits=0) by aslan.scsiguy.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id m9OF3BNo001621 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:03:11 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from deb@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <4901E3A9.1090802@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:03:05 -0600 From: Deb Goodkin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:15:58 +0000 Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] Foundation End-of-Year Fund Raising Drive! X-BeenThere: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Project Announcements \[moderated\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:03:12 -0000 Dear FreeBSD Community, The FreeBSD Foundation is kicking off our End-of-Year Fund Raising Drive! Our goal this year is to raise over $300,000. So far we have raised over $181,000 this year. We are little more than half way to our goal. That’s where you come in… Why do we need donations? The goal of the FreeBSD Project is to provide software that may be used for any purpose -- and without strings attached. Our mission is to support the FreeBSD Project and community. Our funding comes from people like you – those who are determined to keep FreeBSD free! How have we spent the money this year? • Sponsored FreeBSD related conferences like BSDCan, EuroBSDCon, AsiaBSDCon, meetBSD, and NYCBSDCon. We also sponsored FreeBSD developer summits in Ottawa and Cambridge. • Provided 22 travel grants and funding to individuals to attend these conferences this year. • Provided legal support for the project on issues like understanding the GPLv3 impact on FreeBSD, providing a privacy policy, trademark ownership and permission, and other legal issues that come up. • Provided grants for projects that improve FreeBSD, like Java binaries, Network Stack Virtualization, and Improving Hardware Performance Counter Support. • Provided equipment for developers working to improve FreeBSD and projects like the NetPerf cluster. Facilitated donation of NetApp filer, 32-core hardware, and 10 Gigabit equipment for project continuity planning and the NetPerf Cluster. Your financial support is critical for the FreeBSD Project. Please help us keep FreeBSD free. Go to http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/ to donate (any amount will help). And thank you for your continued support of the FreeBSD Foundation. Thank You, The FreeBSD Foundation