Any of those projects could easily apply for the funds. They would just need to submit a proposal. The projects listed on the site were not necessarily funded. I believe many of those were applying for funds.
As a card holder and a user of NeoOffice I'd love to see them get funding from LinuxFund.
When I met Jerritt a few years back it seemed like the problem they were having wasn't getting people to sign for the cards, but rather getting developers of good/interesting projects to apply for grants. This may have changed since 2002 though.
As a card holder I'd be ok with the FSF taking over, however I'd be conserned they would only support projects that are GPL'd and not projects released under the BSD license.
LinuxFund is a non-profit organization in the state of Oregon. Funds come from affinity cards LinuxFund has setup through MBNA. They get paid for signing you up as well as fraction (a very small fraction) of every dollar you spend using the card.
They were using these funds to provide grants to the free software community. They have had "interns" which work on individual open-source projects, but mostly they offered grants and microgrants to OSS developers who needed funding to work on a specific project. For example Software Suspend recieved some funding as well as XIPH.ORG.
They've also sponsorsed community organizations such as CodeCon and the Southern California Linux Expo when they were first starting out.
According to public records they were bring in revenues between $100K to $200K per year at their high point. Its definately a viable model for funding open-source projects it just looks like its in need of volunteer support.
I wonder how this will be affected by BitMover's recent decision to end development of their "free as in beer" version. Are enough KDE developers employed by companies willing to buy comercial versions? or will they be moving to back to CVS?
Wikipedia will have a booth at SCALE 3x this weekend in Los Angeles. SCALE 3x will be at the LA Convention Center. Other highlights include talks by Jon "maddog" Hall, Randy Dunlap (Kernel Developer), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper) and about 30 others. Use the promo code "free" for a free expo pass and come meet some members of the wikipedia team. For a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"
Ill second that.. I've been using Vonage from Argentina for 8 months now. The only issue was that when my ATA started malfunctioning they couldnt send one to anywhere but the US.
Kevin Foreman will be speaking at SCALE about the Helix Initiative at Real Networks. His keynote "Open Source Multimedia" will discuss the state of open source multimedia today and what needs to be done to ensure that the future of open source development remains bright. SCALE 3x will be held at the LA Convention Center on Feb 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted full access pass use the promotional code "NEWSP".
Tim Jones, founder of TOLIS Group will be giving a seminar on backup planning at SCALE 3x on Feb 12th in Los Angeles. Theres over 25 other talks going on as well. If you would like to check out the exhibit hall register with the promo code "free" or for a great discount on ticket use the code "newsp".
Heres some info on Tim's talk:
With Backup windows becoming smaller - because of either the amount of data being backed up or extended work hours being seen in many establishments - backup methods and procedures for reducing the requirement are becoming more important than ever before. Also, with the myriad new regulations concerning archival of data, extended and off-site storage planning becomes more important.
We will discuss many old and new procedures that can be used in most administration environments to alleviate or reduce the backup load.
Daryll Strauss will be presenting on this topic at SCALE 3x. His seminar "Open Source Telephony Using Asterisk and VOIP" will will approach Asterisk and VOIP from the ground up. It starts with an introduction to the technology and terminology used in telephony. It will point out some examples of the technology that can be used. Once the base is established, the talk will move on to describe some typical telephony applications and show how Asterisk and VOIP can be used to solve them.
If you want to check out the exhibit hall you can get a free pass with the promo code "free". For a discounted full access pass use the promo code "NEWSP".
The developers of KnoppMyth, a knoppix distro combined with MythTV, will be demoing their easy to use PVR distro at SCALE 3x Free exhibit hall passes are available with the promo code "free".
Kevin Beddell will be speaking at SCALE 3x on February 12th and 13th, 2005. SCALE will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Kevin's topic this year will be: "The Case for Open Source/Closed Standards"
Other speakrs you might want to check out are John "maddog" Hall, Larry McVoy (BitKeeper), and more. Check out the site for more info.
PS For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "free" or for a large discount on full access pass use the code "newsp".
The Wikipedia Foundation will be exhibiting at SCALE 3x. This might be a good opportunity to meet with fellow wikipedia contributors. For a free expo pass use the promo code "free". For a significant discount off a full conference pass use the code "wiki".
See you all there.
Remastering Knoppix CDs is doable. If any of the standard Knoppix live cds don't meet your needs you can customize one of your own. Ce
cil Watson will giving a talk at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 3x) in February about how to go about doing this. Cecil is maintainer
of KnoppMyth, a Knoppix distribution customized for use as a Linux based PVR with MythTV.
Wikipedia will have a booth at the Southern California Linux Expo this February. Might be a fun place for Wikipedia contributors to get together at chat!
You can get a free expo hall pass by using the promo code 'free' on the SCALE website. Another option is a discounted full-access pass, which gets you into all the talks etc, by using the promo code 'wiki'
Apparently the Gov. got a swift kick in the ass from the public and decided to "halt" the program so privacy concerns could be further studied:
http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modloa d&name=News&file=article&sid=13031
For those of you on the west coast you can check out some great Linux talks at SCALE 2x next week. IBM, Novell and all the other big names will be there too. Talks include Andrew Morton, Chris Dibona, Seth Nickell (freedesktop.org / gnome.org) and more... John Terpstra will aslo being speaking as well as doing a book signing of his SAMBA 3 book.
To get a free pass to the expo hall use the code "free"
Full passes can be had with "scalert"
John Terpstra, the author of this book, will be at SCALE 2003 doing a book signing. He will also be giving two talks:
-Samba-3: Integration and Migration Options
-FLOSS: No Roadblocks Ahead
If you want to meet John at SCALE you can get a free exhibit hall pass by pre-registering on the SCALE website with the promo code "free".
Those who want to hear his talks can use the promo code:
"invtd" for a discount.
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That is correct. You can find more info on their legal status here with the Oregon Secretary of State.
I doubt MBNA would be willing to tell you which cards generated which funds.
Any of those projects could easily apply for the funds. They would just need to submit a proposal. The projects listed on the site were not necessarily funded. I believe many of those were applying for funds. As a card holder and a user of NeoOffice I'd love to see them get funding from LinuxFund. When I met Jerritt a few years back it seemed like the problem they were having wasn't getting people to sign for the cards, but rather getting developers of good/interesting projects to apply for grants. This may have changed since 2002 though.
As a card holder I'd be ok with the FSF taking over, however I'd be conserned they would only support projects that are GPL'd and not projects released under the BSD license.
LinuxFund is a non-profit organization in the state of Oregon. Funds come from affinity cards LinuxFund has setup through MBNA. They get paid for signing you up as well as fraction (a very small fraction) of every dollar you spend using the card.
They were using these funds to provide grants to the free software community. They have had "interns" which work on individual open-source projects, but mostly they offered grants and microgrants to OSS developers who needed funding to work on a specific project. For example Software Suspend recieved some funding as well as XIPH.ORG. They've also sponsorsed community organizations such as CodeCon and the Southern California Linux Expo when they were first starting out.
According to public records they were bring in revenues between $100K to $200K per year at their high point. Its definately a viable model for funding open-source projects it just looks like its in need of volunteer support.
OK yes, I am a fool. I should have checked the date . /me goes back and sulks in his corner.
I wonder how this will be affected by BitMover's recent decision to end development of their "free as in beer" version. Are enough KDE developers employed by companies willing to buy comercial versions? or will they be moving to back to CVS?
Larry McVoy, BitMover Founder, gave a great talk about BitKeeper and the delta development model at SCALE 3x (Southern California Linux Expo) last month. Its available online here. -Ilan
Both FreeBSD and NetBSD were there. Some picuters are up on the SCALE website here
Fedora News.org:
SCALE 3X - The 3rd Annual Southern California Linux Exposition by Oisin Feeley
SCALE 3X - OpenEMR, XRMS, CRM and open source medical applications by Jason Riker
SCALE 3X - Windows to Linux, Remastering Knoppix, Personal Linux (3 Reviews) by Ken Leyba
LinuxJournal:
SCALE 3x Wrap Up Report
Wikipedia will have a booth at SCALE 3x this weekend in Los Angeles. SCALE 3x will be at the LA Convention Center. Other highlights include talks by Jon "maddog" Hall, Randy Dunlap (Kernel Developer), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper) and about 30 others. Use the promo code "free" for a free expo pass and come meet some members of the wikipedia team. For a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"
>>I will exchange a London number for a New York number... any takers... Check out FwdOut, formally Bellster.
Ill second that.. I've been using Vonage from Argentina for 8 months now. The only issue was that when my ATA started malfunctioning they couldnt send one to anywhere but the US.
Kevin Foreman will be speaking at SCALE about the Helix Initiative at Real Networks. His keynote "Open Source Multimedia" will discuss the state of open source multimedia today and what needs to be done to ensure that the future of open source development remains bright. SCALE 3x will be held at the LA Convention Center on Feb 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted full access pass use the promotional code "NEWSP".
Tim Jones, founder of TOLIS Group will be giving a seminar on backup planning at SCALE 3x on Feb 12th in Los Angeles. Theres over 25 other talks going on as well. If you would like to check out the exhibit hall register with the promo code "free" or for a great discount on ticket use the code "newsp".
Heres some info on Tim's talk:
With Backup windows becoming smaller - because of either the amount of data being backed up or extended work hours being seen in many establishments - backup methods and procedures for reducing the requirement are becoming more important than ever before. Also, with the myriad new regulations concerning archival of data, extended and off-site storage planning becomes more important.
We will discuss many old and new procedures that can be used in most administration environments to alleviate or reduce the backup load.
Daryll Strauss will be presenting on this topic at SCALE 3x. His seminar "Open Source Telephony Using Asterisk and VOIP" will will approach Asterisk and VOIP from the ground up. It starts with an introduction to the technology and terminology used in telephony. It will point out some examples of the technology that can be used. Once the base is established, the talk will move on to describe some typical telephony applications and show how Asterisk and VOIP can be used to solve them.
There will also be a panel on "The Future of VoIP and Open Source". With speakers from Vonage, SIPphone and others.
If you want to check out the exhibit hall you can get a free pass with the promo code "free". For a discounted full access pass use the promo code "NEWSP".
The developers of KnoppMyth, a knoppix distro combined with MythTV, will be demoing their easy to use PVR distro at SCALE 3x Free exhibit hall passes are available with the promo code "free".
Kevin Beddell will be speaking at SCALE 3x on February 12th and 13th, 2005. SCALE will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Kevin's topic this year will be: "The Case for Open Source/Closed Standards" Other speakrs you might want to check out are John "maddog" Hall, Larry McVoy (BitKeeper), and more. Check out the site for more info. PS For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "free" or for a large discount on full access pass use the code "newsp".
The Wikipedia Foundation will be exhibiting at SCALE 3x. This might be a good opportunity to meet with fellow wikipedia contributors. For a free expo pass use the promo code "free". For a significant discount off a full conference pass use the code "wiki". See you all there.
Remastering Knoppix CDs is doable. If any of the standard Knoppix live cds don't meet your needs you can customize one of your own. Ce cil Watson will giving a talk at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 3x) in February about how to go about doing this. Cecil is maintainer of KnoppMyth, a Knoppix distribution customized for use as a Linux based PVR with MythTV.
Wikipedia will have a booth at the Southern California Linux Expo this February. Might be a fun place for Wikipedia contributors to get together at chat! You can get a free expo hall pass by using the promo code 'free' on the SCALE website. Another option is a discounted full-access pass, which gets you into all the talks etc, by using the promo code 'wiki'
This guy should have used "FreeCache"
Apparently the Gov. got a swift kick in the ass from the public and decided to "halt" the program so privacy concerns could be further studied: http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modloa d&name=News&file=article&sid=13031
For those of you on the west coast you can check out some great Linux talks at SCALE 2x next week. IBM, Novell and all the other big names will be there too. Talks include Andrew Morton, Chris Dibona, Seth Nickell (freedesktop.org / gnome.org) and more... John Terpstra will aslo being speaking as well as doing a book signing of his SAMBA 3 book.
To get a free pass to the expo hall use the code "free" Full passes can be had with "scalert"
John Terpstra, the author of this book, will be at SCALE 2003 doing a book signing. He will also be giving two talks: -Samba-3: Integration and Migration Options -FLOSS: No Roadblocks Ahead If you want to meet John at SCALE you can get a free exhibit hall pass by pre-registering on the SCALE website with the promo code "free". Those who want to hear his talks can use the promo code: "invtd" for a discount.