Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 02:18:40 -0500 From: Lanny Baron <LBaron@freebsdsystems.com> To: Mit Rowe <mit@mitayai.org> Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Grants Message-ID: <1102317520.98368.3.camel@panda.freebsdsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <41B3DE79.6030205@mitayai.org> References: <41B3C01C.4060602@mitayai.org> <41B3D724.8060804@freebsdsystems.com> <41B3DE79.6030205@mitayai.org>
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--=-r7j6dvvB6N0fU9kV88c7 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Mit, Like I said earlier, perhaps you can contact me tomorrow (monday) when I am in the office. I look forward to hearing from you. -- Regards, =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lanny Baron Proud to be 100% FreeBSD http://www.FreeBSDsystems.COM Toll Free: 1.877.963.1900 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= --=-r7j6dvvB6N0fU9kV88c7 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: Forwarded message - Re: Grants Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: (qmail 86421 invoked by uid 3011); 6 Dec 2004 04:25:26 -0000 Received: from owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org by mx1.freebsdsystems.com by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.22 (f-prot: 3.12/. Clear:RC:0(216.136.204.119):. Processed in 1.914466 secs); 06 Dec 2004 04:25:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx2.freebsd.org) (216.136.204.119) by mx1.freebsdsystems.com with SMTP; 6 Dec 2004 04:25:23 -0000 Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.freebsd.org [216.136.204.18]) by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B2F556D0C; Mon, 6 Dec 2004 owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org) Received: from hub.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87FD916A4E1; Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:22:22 +0000 (GMT) Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D06616A4CE for <advocacy@freebsd.org>; Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:22:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hal.9trackmind.com (hal.9trackmind.com [205.150.75.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFCBB43D5A for <advocacy@freebsd.org>; Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:22:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mit@mitayai.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hal.9trackmind.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 657AE5E7; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:22:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from hal.9trackmind.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhostid 54843-17; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:22:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hal.9trackmind.com (Postfix, from userid 1004) id 3C8D92FB; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:22:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.10.13][69.195.74.9]) by hal.9trackmind.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC7BF7A; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:22:35 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <41B3DE79.6030205@mitayai.org> Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:22:17 -0500 From: Mit Rowe <mit@mitayai.org> User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0RC1 (Windows/20041201) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lanny Baron <LBaron@freebsdsystems.com> References: <41B3C01C.4060602@mitayai.org> <41B3D724.8060804@freebsdsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <41B3D724.8060804@freebsdsystems.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at 9trackmind.com Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Grants X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism <freebsd-advocacy.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy>, <mailto:freebsd-advocacy-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-advocacy>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-advocacy-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy>, <mailto:freebsd-advocacy-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Errors-To: owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on mx1.freebsdsystems.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.6 required=5.0version=3.0.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Any help you can provide would be great! Lanny Baron wrote: > Hi Mit, > Perhaps we can help. Contact me at your convenience. > > Regards, > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > Lanny Baron > Proud to be 100% FreeBSD > http://www.FreeBSDsystems.COM > Toll Free: 1.877.963.1900 > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > > > > Mit Rowe wrote: > >> Hi, folks! >> >> I'm Mit, and i've been your ca.FreeBSD.Org hostmaster for many years. >> I'm pretty quiet on a international scale, but i've been active as a >> local advocate for the FreeBSD community in every community i have >> involvement in since a copy of FreeBSD 2.0 landed on my desk in early >> '95. >> >> I have also considered it my duty to encourage FreeBSD mirrors in >> Canada, but I have been constantly frustrated by my ability to have >> corporations provide long-term resources to the FreeBSD Project in >> terms of WWW, FTP, and CVSUp mirrors of the FreeBSD releases, source, >> and documentation. >> >> This frustration has led me to think of turning to the government of >> Canada, starting from the Communications Research Centre (an agency >> of Industry Canada) and working my way up, looking for either them to >> host the FreeBSD mirror or provide a grant to someone to do so. >> >> However, before i speak for the FreeBSD Project, i believe that i am >> honour-bound to request feed back on my intent and method; therefore, >> i ask your feedback, comments and advice on the following letter i >> think i should send first to info@crc.ca and see what kind of >> feedback i receive from them (which i would report back). >> >> Also, perhaps any lurking Canadians out there could hold up their >> hands? I sometimes feel pretty lonely out here in this corner of the >> world :-) >> >> Regards, >> Mit >> >> Here's the text of the letter in English (i'm also going to write it >> in French, our other language of government in Canada, in case any of >> the potential readers are francophone). Please comment as soon as >> possible. >> >> ===== >> >> >> My name is William Rowe, commonly known as Mit Rowe, and i am a >> Canadian member of the FreeBSD community and serve in the capacity of >> Hostmaster for the FreeBSD Subdomain. >> >> FreeBSD is, as the website http://www.freebsd.org/ describes, >> >> "...an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including >> Pentium and Athlon), amd64 compatible (including Opteron, Athlon 64, >> and EM64T), Alpha/AXP, IA-64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC® architectures. It >> is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University >> of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large >> team of individuals >> <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/index.html>. >> Additional platforms <http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/index.html>; >> are in various stages of development." It is a freely available, >> opensource operating system with no restrictions on commercial use. >> More information of the licenses can be found at >> http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html. The core >> documentation of FreeBSD is available in both national languages, as >> are large chunks of ancillary documentation. >> >> I have worked in the ISP and IT industries for over a decade, and am >> well aware of the prevalent use of FreeBSD in Canada, in both the >> private and public sectors in corporations large and small, Internet >> Service Providers and non-profit, charitable, governmental and >> educational institutions. >> >> The level of interest and use warrants the existence of resources to >> install, configure, maintain, upgrade and support the operating >> system, which can be done through the allocation of resources for >> mirroring the FreeBSD source and documentation in order to make more >> efficient use of global Internet resources. >> >> The use of public funds to support a free platform which runs much of >> the infrastructure of our nation is both a way of supporting the >> existing infrastructure and making it easier for Canadians to support >> and further develop this technology, and will also serve to help >> increase and support our international reputation as a center for >> Technology and Communications, and the pride that we IT professionals >> feel in for the country which we are honoured to be able to call our >> home. >> >> With respect, >> Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe >> Toronto, ON >> mitayai@ca.freebsd.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=-r7j6dvvB6N0fU9kV88c7--
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