From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jun 12 05:46:02 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id FAA29541 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 05:46:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fang.cs.sunyit.edu (fang.cs.sunyit.edu [192.52.220.66]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA29536 for ; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 05:46:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from chuck@localhost) by fang.cs.sunyit.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) id IAA08299; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 08:45:41 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 08:45:41 -0400 From: Charles Green Message-Id: <199606121245.IAA08299@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert "Re: T-shirts for donations ;)...Maybe?????" (Jun 10, 17:25) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: Terry Lambert Subject: Re: T-shirts for donations ;)...Maybe????? Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: } Date: Jun 10, 17:25 } Subject: Re: T-shirts for donations ;)...Maybe????? } > > > Also, there was mention of non-profit status. I think it would } > > > be time and money well spent to make it so that contributions } > > > were tax deductible. This } > > } > > Just to clarify this once more: If there were enough money coming in } > > to offset the headache of the additional bookkeeping, I'd do it (and } > } > I think $25.00 donation (for a BSD daemon t-shirt/FreeBSD related attire) } > may go over well. Any comments?... } } If you are doing the whole PBS thing... } } Donation Premium } } $50 "Contributor T-shirt", not available otherwise } $100 "Daemon plushie" } $150 "T shirt and plushie" } $200 T-shirt, plushie, "special edition CDROM" } $300 T-shirt, plushie, "special edition CDROM", Signed by } author(s) "Design and Implementation" book } ... } "Special edition CDROM" includes XInside Motif? Dunno -- think of } some way to make it special, besides a different "not available } otherwise" silkscreen... I think a special edition CDROM with commercial software on it is a good idea. Assuming a portion of the proceeds go to the commercial software developers, it also helps support those companies that took the time and effort to port their apps to FreeBSD. } } non-profit (tax deductible donations) status would help... } } } Terry Lambert } terry@lambert.org } --- } Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present } or previous employers. }-- End of excerpt from Terry Lambert -- Charles Green, PRC Inc. UN*X System Administration 22 Powell Ave. Apt. B UN*X Security & Whitesboro, NY 13492 Programming