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Romanian Bitcoin Entrepreneur Steps In To Pay OpenBSD Shortfall

Posted by timothy on from the money-is-what-keeps-the-lights-on dept.

New submitter MrBingoBoingo writes "Recently it was announced here on Slashdot that OpenBSD was facing an impending shortfall that jeopardized its continued existence. A sponsorship to save OpenBSD has been announced, and it wasn't one of the usual culprits that saved OpenBSD, but a Romanian Bitcoin billionaire."

5 of 209 comments (clear)

  1. Hmmmm by cold+fjord · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Interesting....

    I hope it works out for OpenBSD, but the proof is in the pudding.... or the check clearing.

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  2. Mircea Popescu is a criminal... nothing more by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    He sells futures, which he refuses to honor if he loses.

    He steals from people.

    OpenBSD should refuse his donation, the funds are the proceeds of crime.

  3. Re:Hey - NSFW by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 1, Interesting

    In Canada that actually should be rather easy.

    1. What's NSFW about the Twitter page? A guy with an open shirt?
    2. It's after 9pm PST on the MLK weekend. Where do you work?
    3. What are you doing surfing Slashdot at work for anyway?

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  4. Re:Perhaps... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From personal experience, I've had no trouble converting ten times that to Euros.

  5. Re:Mircea Popescu is very nice person by MrBingoBoingo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Here, here. Where was Tim Cook? Where was Steve Wozniak? WHere was the Oracle douche Ellison? Missing. What was here for the Open Source Movement? An mysterious Bitcoin Billionaire who likes young women nude in public.