Re: OpenBSD project support idea

[Chris Hedemark <chris_(_at_)_yonderway_(_dot_)_com>]

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FYI - I subscribe to the list; there is no need to Cc: me on replies.

On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 11:01 AM, Joshua Steele wrote:

> So go ahead and do it inside of your company/corporation.  Fooling 
> non-IT
> people into donating money is not what OpenBSD is about...the best 
> thing
> about openbsd: no bullshit to deal with.

The project cannot on one hand cry about loss of funding and on the 
other hand reject all suggestions on how to increase funding.  There 
are likely many sysadmins and consultants here who can only personally 
afford to send in ~$100 per year and some hardware now and then.  But 
given an attractive option to put in front of corporate management, 
that $100 per person can turn into thousands.  If only a few dozen 
people take advantage of this at their workplace, it could mean paying 
one or more developers to work full time on OpenBSD for a year.

> I believe the Red Hat corporation is selling more than just linux.

As a sysadmin in (what is today) a Red Hat shop, I would beg to differ.

They *claim* to sell support.  What they are really selling is just 
Linux priced in a way that makes it easier for managers to swallow.

> If you want to help OpenBSD, stop using it in your company/corporation.
> Refuse to use any open source software for 6 months, or maybe even a 
> year.
>  During that time, gather some figures up, and then back to your bosses
> and tell them how much they spent, and how much they could of saved.

This is a great way to get fired and tarnish your reputation in the 
local job market.

Heck, I've been kicking around a few ideas of my own for running my own 
business.  I've got plenty of warehouse and office space already 
(family has owned some commercial/industrial property in the 
Philadelphia area for 80+ years).  Maybe I'll make a go of it.  Of 
course, if I do it, the project will only get a percentage of the $$.  
If the project does it directly, they get 100% (minus minimal overhead).

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