Deb Goodkin
2006-Nov-27 15:09 UTC
[FreeBSD-Announce] The FreeBSD Foundation's Fall Fundraising Campaign
The FreeBSD Foundation Fall Fundraising Campaign The FreeBSD Foundation is pleased to announce its Fall Fundraising Campaign! The success of this effort will have a large impact on our budget for next year. There are many ways that you can help us meet our goal of raising over $200,000. o Donate! We accept checks and credit card payments. Go to http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/ to find out more. o Get the word out! The FreeBSD Foundation relies heavily on word of mouth to promote its efforts. Mention the FreeBSD Foundation when you encounter our users and contributors. o Understand some of our expenses. It costs the Foundation over $20,000 a year in legal fees just to safeguard the project's intellectual property. Our efforts span the globe. We've spent over $15,000 sponsoring BSDCan, EuroBSDCon, and AsiaBSDCon. And, we spent another $17,000 in travel grants to insure our developer community was present to make the most of these events.(Please note, these numbers include fourth quarter spending that is not reflected in our published profit and loss statement.) Almost half of the Foundation's budget targets funded development projects. o Talk to your employer. Does your company benefit from technology developed by the FreeBSD community? Supporting the FreeBSD Foundation is an excellent way to insure continued innovation that is released under the liberal terms of the BSD license. o Tell us your FreeBSD success story. Help us make our case to others. Do you know of a novel use of FreeBSD? A product made possible through the use of FreeBSD technology? A successful deployment of FreeBSD servers? Tell us about it so we can promote these stories on our website. We have received a tremendous response to our fundraiser so far. We would like to thank all the individuals, businesses, and organizations that have already made donations to the foundation. Sincerely, The FreeBSD Foundation Board of Directors