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Subject: Re: 3.0-RELEASE?
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> > I think it depends.  Do you want to get money into the hands of FreeBSD
> > people or into the hands of Walnut Creek?  (Not to knock Walnut Creek.)
> > I'm wondering if my $40 subscription would be better spent mailed in as a
> > donation.  If they buy $1500 in CD's, the FreeBSD project will get some
> > small fraction of that compared to buying *one* CD subscription and paying
> > the big bucks for it.
> 
> I think the real question we need to answer here is:
> 
>         Would people be willing to subscribe to a *different*
>         subscription plan where a donation to FreeBSD, Inc was
>         already factored in?

I think that this is a better idea because thte cost of the visa
transaction is already factored into the cost of the cdrom.
I think that an option to donate some extra directly to the freebsd.org
when you buy a cdrom would be a very easy way of allowing 
people to donate.. I don't know that it should be limited to
subscriptions.


> 
> If the answer to this question is a significant yes, I'll push with
> Walnut Creek CDROM to set something up.
> 
> We are starting to get significant donations now and while we're still
> nowhere near the point where we could actually hire people with the
> funds available, that's definitely a goal of mine.
> 
>                                         Jordan
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