Dave, this has been a fantastic campaign. Especially when you consider the tight deadline. Thanks so much for getting it started, it's been inspiring to participate.
-A On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 2:05 AM, Dave Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > The campaign ends tomorrow evening, and it's been clear for a while that > we would not get to $20,000, or even get past the $15,000 necessary to > get the community to cornerstone sponsor level. > > For the last 36 hours of the campaign, I've reduced the goal to $12,000 > - considering that we have $110 in uncleared cheques, we are now within > pissing distance of the $10,000 barrier, and I am hopeful that we will > get one more $1000 donation before the end of the campaign, and have a > good final day to get the campaign up past $12,000. > > I had considered extending the campaign, but I think a big part of the > reason why we have motivated so many people is the ambitious goal and > short timeframe, and I don't want to give people the impression they > were deceived. If any latecomers really want to donate, they can do so > by cheque to the GNOME Foundation with a note that the donation is for > LGM, or through [EMAIL PROTECTED], even after the end of the campaign, but > once the campaign is finished, it's finished, I think. > > So - one last push into the last 36 hours. If any of you have been > holding off on donating, or know people who use the GIMP and who might > like to donate, now's the time to pull out all the stops. > > Cheers, > Dave. > > -- > Dave Neary > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +33 9 51 13 46 45 > Cell: +33 6 77 01 92 13 > _______________________________________________ > CREATE mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create > _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
