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NetBSD Makes Plea for 'Cold, Hard Cash'

Posted by timothy on from the capitalist-running-dogs dept.

daria42 writes "NetBSD has e-mailed its user community asking for donations. "There are many upgrades we'd like to make to the NetBSD project infrastructure," said the e-mail, "but which we cannot make because, to be blunt, our project is poor. Not poor in innovation nor poor in developer resources nor poor in features -- poor in cold, hard cash, the kind we need to buy hardware that would let us better serve our users." The e-mail pointed out while sister projects OpenBSD and FreeBSD had received tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, NetBSD had up until now been embarrassed to ask its users for money."

5 of 34 comments (clear)

  1. Dupe! by dorward · · Score: 4, Informative

    We know already

  2. I donated, what about you? by plcurechax · · Score: 4, Insightful

    While I don't use NetBSD directly, I am confident that I have benefited from the NetBSD project.

    I've already donated $20.00 US, and if 2 in 1000 slashdot readers did the same, they would met their goal and we won't see this story again.

  3. OK, OK by FullMetalAlchemist · · Score: 4, Funny

    OK, OK... I _will_ donate again... :-P

    Thank you Slashdot, dupes in the BSD section; well, at least they post news twise as often.

  4. Just like public radio by Intron · · Score: 3, Funny

    This story is just like those NPR pledge drives that keep coming around again, asking for money.

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  5. Diversification is needed by suitepotato · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should convince hot naked chicks to wear BSD demon temporary tattoos and then sell the pics. Instant hit with geeks. Money comes in.

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