From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 1 00:57:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 676E816A41A for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:57:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cperciva@freebsd.org) Received: from pd2mo1so.prod.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F89E13C44B for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:57:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cperciva@freebsd.org) Received: from pd3mr2so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr2so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.178]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JTX002FBXBN6090@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:57:23 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml9so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.7]) by pd3mr2so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0JTX008ITXBNKC10@pd3mr2so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:57:23 -0700 (MST) Received: from hexahedron.daemonology.net ([24.82.201.197]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with SMTP id <0JTX005RYXBL4C40@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:57:21 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 32892 invoked from network); Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:57:20 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hexahedron.daemonology.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:57:20 +0000 Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:57:20 -0800 From: Colin Percival In-reply-to: <20080101003040.GB2507@kobe.laptop> To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-id: <47798FF0.4080304@freebsd.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 References: <10f7864f0712311010x2497409ava350991ccebf3ae2@mail.gmail.com> <200712312314.42749.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> <20080101003040.GB2507@kobe.laptop> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071117) Cc: Pollywog , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: corporate backers of freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:57:24 -0000 Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > Yes, Gary, there are companies who also fund FreeBSD work in several > ways [...] Some examples which I recall off the top of my head are: Don't forget pair Networks, which has generously supported phk, andre, and myself on our respective "sponsored FreeBSD coding" fundraising drives of 2004, 2005, and 2006, with slightly over $40,000 in total. Colin Percival