Slashdot Story Helps Raise $43,200 For the FreeBSD Foundation In Three Days

An anonymous reader writes "The FreeBSD Foundation has posted blog article article talking about the remarkable surge in donations they've received in the last three days following a recent Slashdot article reporting on weak fundraising this year. Deb Goodkin reports that the FreeBSD Foundation, as with many non-profits, receives more than 50% of its annual funds at the end of the US tax year, but that the Foundation has never seen this rate of donations before, and will hit a new record for unique donors this year. She comments that it was Slashdot readers that made the difference! She does, however, appeal for further donations noting that they have a long way to go on their full goal."

Comments

Re:Exaggeration

[Nyder]

Not sure that I agree with the implied attribution to Slashdot. As the Hacker News discussion revealed, the usual pattern of donations to FreeBSD is a late surge, apart from the fact that it got coverage in other places.

It would be nice if Slashdot dropped the self references, as it erodes its credibility.

Slashdot has credibility?

Re:Slashdot editor arrogance

[BitZtream]

Read the summary at least troll, a FreeBSD rep reported that the income was from the slashvertisement based on actual data, like you know ... referrer headers.

The brunt of BSD donations comes from larger organizations, but it certainly did result in some contributions.