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Category: Most Deserving Open Source Charity

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-there-aren't-that-many-to-choose-from dept.

This one is a bit easier... there really aren't very many charities in the Open Source and Free Software world, but this category is for them. You just have to be a non-profit organization that has contributed to the Open Source (or in this case perhaps Free Software ;) movement.

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  1. I'd like to see that documented. by Paul+Crowley · · Score: 2

    The EFF struck me as good nominees. I'd like to see what you're saying documented better first.

    Isn't it worrying how quickly this category has gained two "anyone but these people" nominations? It doesn't say good things about our community.
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  2. Re:You want to give VA Linux $10K? Are you high? by Kurt+Gray · · Score: 2

    We all love VA and appreciate what they're doing but bear in mind that as of today they have $8.2 billion dollars of Wall St. capital at their disposal so I don't see the point in donating $10,000 to VA Linux. Think "under-funded". Think charity.

  3. Software in the Public Interest by Kurt+Gray · · Score: 2
    http://www.spi-inc.org/


    Funded projects include Debian, GNOME, LSB, and Berlin.

  4. But are they formally charitable? by Christopher+B.+Brown · · Score: 2
    It sure sounds like they are not a charitable organization.

    They may not make a profit; that doesn't make them charitable from the IRS' perspective.

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  5. Re:FSF by Per+Abrahamsen · · Score: 2
    It's a huge stretch to call the FSF a charity.
    Well, they are, in a legal sense. They are a registered tex-deductable charity.

    Regarding their distribution, think of it as a way of raising fund. Most charities sell stuff at high prices for that purpose. It is often easier to order something, that to give a donation, especielly in larger organizations.

  6. Re:Project Gutenberg by AMK · · Score: 2

    Seconded. Michael Hart's been working on PG's etexts since the early 70s, yet it gets amazingly little recognition in the middle of all the open source hype.

  7. Re:FSF by Arandir · · Score: 2

    It's a huge stretch to call the FSF a charity. After all, they proudly proclaim the fact that they sell their own software for higher prices than anyone else (ever looked at the price of "GNU Deluxe?). This is either incredible chutzpah, or an extremely subtle hack.

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  8. What about OpenBSD? or Bastille Linux by JohnZed · · Score: 2

    Some people out there need to remind us all that security matters to open source too.

  9. The Human Genome Project by dface · · Score: 2
    Auw... c'mon... What's more valuable than open-sourcing the human race?

    Vote for the Human Genome Project

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  10. Re:Anyone but the FSF by Tom+Christiansen · · Score: 2
    Of course, doing anything but following the Slashdot sheep in bowing and scraping before the revered RMS has clobbered my karma, as I knew it would...
    Jay, you Ignorant Slut (TM :-), nobody disrespects the gHoly Inquisitiogn! :-)

    It's possible to have a couple hundred points of karma and still state your mind about you know who. I've got an existence proof. :-)

    But you have to be careful not to make quick jabs, or persistent attacks--attractive though this may be. You have to use lots of words and sound reasoning. You have to avoid ad hominem attacks and address the ideas not the people. And you have to appear less religious and more accepting than the disloyal opposition. If you can make your side's position out to be more inclusive, more helpful to more people, this can make a difference.

    Sure, I don't always do that; I'm sure there are a score of counterexamples. And you don't always fail to do it. But if you're hooked on karma, you have to be careful how you say what you say. At some level, this is probably true everywhere, but particularly challenging in fleeting forums like this one.

  11. Re:Anyone but the FSF by Tom+Christiansen · · Score: 2
    Hey, that's "you ignorant splut!"...
    I know that (I've read it a hundred times a decade ago), but I was hoping you'd get a +1 "informative" for correcting me. :-)

    You might try satire. It seems to work better for me. I've got about seven more of those waiting for the right moment. :-)