> On Jan 24, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Stefan Sperling <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 11:52:56AM -0600, Jordon wrote: >>> OpenBSD 6.0 (GENERIC.MP) #1992: Tue Jul 26 12:52:55 MDT 2016 >>> [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP >>> cpu0: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) >> 3.30 GHz >> >> >> A ‘6600’ would be a Skylake CPU, and skylake is not yet supported. >> I’m seeing similar issues in my Skylake laptop - sleeps find but video >> subsystem doesn’t wake properly. >> I know myself and several others are ready to make a nice donation when >> Skylake support drops. >> Until then… >> >> Jordon > > Whether you donate today or tomorrow is irrelevant to Skylake support. > > If you have the extra cash already, then why not just make that donation > right now? With a donation you are not buying a service or a product, > it is a gift you make voluntarily. Or perhaps a gift you make to lower > your taxable income. In any case, you have your own private reasons for > donating which nobody else should care about. > > You have already been given a gift by the community which you can install > and run today, no strings attached. It is this same mindset that donations > are usually made with. Bragging about a donation to those who receive it and > even tying it to conditions makes it look not like a real donation, but more > like an effort to buy influence.
I guess that is one way to interpret my message. I was just referencing a thread here a few weeks ago where multiple people were mentioning they are very much interested in Skylake support and willing to donate to make it happen. I am very thankful for OpenBSD and have purchased several versions on disk as a way of saying thank you. I was not bragging. When a contribution is made that significantly increases the value of OpenBSD for me, I will show appreciation by donating. I really like this project and would like to make it my ‘daily driver’ system. Jordon
