Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 19:55:12 -0700 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freebsd.org> To: Chris Watson <scanner@webspan.net> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, "Karl Denninger, MCSNet" <karl@mcs.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de>, hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PONY UP! (was: The -stable problem: my view) Message-ID: <1526.834202512@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 07 Jun 1996 22:33:25 EDT." <Pine.BSI.3.93.960607221644.21198B-100000@orion.webspan.net>
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In message <Pine.BSI.3.93.960607221644.21198B-100000@orion.webspan.net>, Chris Watson writes: >> How about donating $25 every time you install or upgrade a machine >> with FreeBSD ? That would still be less than half the price of any >> other thing you could install, say, MS-DOS 6.22 or Windows 95... >> >> So, guys, if FreeBSD is so useful to you and your business, maybe you >> need to think about how you can be useful to the FreeBSD project. >> >> Poul-Henning > >Damn good idea. I think your 100% right. Gimme an address and ill send >money. I think the old saying put up or shut up pretty much is the bottom >line here. If we want -stable to continue we will have to take up the >slack or it dies. It's that simple. So lets stop arguing about it and we >will either get enough support and manpower to keep -stable going or just >let it die. Either way I think tempers are starting to flare now between a >few people so lets find a new topic since we all know what needs to be >done with stable. :) It's all there in the handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook218.html 18.2.6.1. Donating funds While the FreeBSD Project is not a 501(C3) (non-profit) corporation and hence cannot offer special tax incentives for any donations made, any such donations will be gratefully accepted on behalf of the project by FreeBSD, Inc. FreeBSD, Inc. was founded in early 1995 by Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG> and David Greenman <davidg@FreeBSD.ORG> with the goal of furthering the aims of the FreeBSD Project and giving it a minimal corporate presence. Any and all funds donated (as well as any profits that may eventually be realized by FreeBSD, Inc.) will be used exclusively to further the project's goals. Please make any checks payable to FreeBSD, Inc., sent in care of the following address: FreeBSD, Inc. 246 Park St. Clyde CA, 94520 Wire transfers may also be sent directly to: Bank Of America Concord Main Office P.O. Box 37176 San Francisco CA, 94137-5176 Routing #: 121-000-358 Account #: 01411-07441 (FreeBSD, Inc.) If you do not wish to be listed in our donors section, please specify this when making your donation. Thanks! -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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