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Date:      Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:00:46 -0500
From:      Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>
To:        Michael Dexter <dexter@ambidexter.com>, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Mac mini fund
Message-ID:  <p06200711be31969003c6@[128.113.24.47]>
In-Reply-To: <a06200706be30f1a622c3@[192.168.1.100]>
References:  <20050208084533.GA89688@dragon.nuxi.com> <p06200703be2f03a191ce@[128.113.24.47]> <b9a869de73a63c29f7dbbc96f7970780@mac.com> <a0620071ebe2fd9e413d3@[192.168.1.100]> <p06200706be2fdf250577@[128.113.24.47]> <a06200706be30f1a622c3@[192.168.1.100]>

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At 1:49 PM +0200 2/10/05, Michael Dexter wrote:
>
>If my calculations are correct, we have raised $550 towards a Mac
>mini for FreeBSD PPC development/toolchain work.
>
>In theory money could be PayPal'd to
>     http://freebsdfoundation.org/donating.shtml
>
>Some coordination would be needed to make sure the money goes to
>the right fund and that the order is taken care of. Configuration
>requirements?

In particular, I don't think we should send any money to that
address until we know the folks at the Foundation have said they
are set up for what we're contributing to...   :-)

(also, I might need to send by check.  I think my PayPal account
is a bit low right now)

>If O'Brien needs only shell access, would it best reside somewhere
>else where physical access is needed and multiple needs can be met?

I want to be sure David has whatever access he needs to it, but
after that I'm willing that it go to wherever it will provide
the most progress for further work on FreeBSD/PPC.

>Pledges:
>   Michael Dexter <dexter@ambidexter.com> $250
>   Garance Alistair Drosehn <drosih@rpi.edu> $150
>   Ben Kelly <bkelly@vadev.org> $100
>   David Leimbach <leimy2k@mac.com> $50

Someone else also offered privately, but I forget what amount they
offered.  (Hey, I'm not collecting the money! :-) )

-- 
Garance Alistair Drosehn            =   gad@gilead.netel.rpi.edu
Senior Systems Programmer           or  gad@freebsd.org
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute    or  drosih@rpi.edu



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