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Branden Robinson Lays Down the Law at Debian
darthcamaro writes "Newly elected Debian Project Leader Branden Robinson posted his first report as DPL. From the looks of it, Debian is flat broke, with only $40,000 or so in cash on hand. In an interview on internetnews.com, though, Robinson talks about whether Debian should even hold onto any money at all. Holding onto cash is also likely not what those who donate to the Debian Project expect either, according to Robinson. "People who donate us money ... seem to expect us to put the money to work for us in the near-term, not towards establishing an endowment,' he said."
40 thousand dollar?! This is what Texas Holdem's all about!!
When asked what he would do if someone donated a million dollars, Branden Robinson promptly responded, "two chicks at the same time man!"
Debian is flat broke, with only $40,000 or so in cash on hand
I can only wish I was broke like that. Usually, I wind up eating canned chili for a week, not with 40 grand in my pocket.
(yes, I realize that's broke for a major project, but seeing broke and 40 thou in the same sentence still messes with my head).
Ignore the rantings above. Poster is an idiot.
Finish Sarge!
They should save it up. At 2% interest, they'll double their money by the next release.
Organizations like the Red Cross got into trouble because people donated money thinking they were donating money to x, when really they weren't.
If they wanted to donate money to X, maybe they ought to have sent it to, say, Debian...
But, in general, organizations hate it when you donate money for a specific purpose, because that purpose invariably goes out of date before the money is entirely spent. For example, the server aspects of Debian are already so good that you don't bother to change them; what good does throwing more money at that do?
Lucky bastard.
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