Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:48:21 -0800 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, jobs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Increasing my focus Message-ID: <3DDD4695.C317AEAC@softweyr.com> References: <200211211130.gALBU3s06957@flip.jhs.private>
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Julian Stacey wrote:
>
> > If you think you have something to offer in this respect, even if it's
> > a good suggestion, pointer or an alternative I have overlooked, let me
> > know. Anything not completely ridiculous helps...
>
> The X-Windows Consortium used to fund some X work I think. By
> analogy maybe there's now enough corporate use of BSD to start
> something similar for BSD ? Some work like ia64/gcc presumably
> could be sponsored by an All-BSD Consortium/ Foundation if one were
> to be formed.
>
> I've no idea about the ia64, but if it happens to use resilient
> gold flashed steel pin connectors (VME style), & not cheap gold
> flashed PCB edge connectors like Intel/AMD based ISA/PCI/EISA boards,
> then maybe some companies manufacturing reliable hardware might be
> interested. There have been some big users & big budgets mentioned
> in last 6 months, ask [first name forgoten] Watson re Trusted BSD etc?
Daemon News is interested in sponsoring work like this. We have a
pet contract management office available to us so you could become a
regular employee with salary and benefits if you wish. I'm not sure of
our contract managers experience in contracting outside North America, I
know he has managed contracts from Canada, USA contracts with Canadian
workers, and at least one contract in Mexico with a USA worker. Welcome
to the United States of NAFTA.
We have been quite unsuccessful at finding any such contracts; in the
current (USA) economy the number of companies looking to do basic FreeBSD
infrastructure development work can be counted on the fingers of your left
foot.
I believe FreeBSD Mall is also interested in such work, but solely on
FreeBSD. Not a problem for Marcel, of course.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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