On 1/11/06, Freyr Gunnar Ólafsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I've been lurking here for a little while since I felt that there > wasn't enough information about the daily developments of this project > on the webpage. > > Anyways, why don't you try asking Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu fame. > He might see the need for the open graphics in the community as well > as for his own platform. Also he is probably one of the few people in the > world who has both a bucket full of money as well as understanding the > free software community. > According to his webpage http://www.markshuttleworth.com/ > all ventures should be sent to the following address. > > *HBD Venture Capital Contact:* > Julia Long > Office: +27 21 970 1000 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Website: www.hbd.com <http://www.hbd.com/> > > This is just an idea, also I don't work for him in any capacity. Please > don't stone me. > Anyways, good luck with the project.
I am aware that he offers venture capital, but I have heard that he only does that for companies in South Africa. (Or was that someone else?) IIRC, I believe I attempted to contact him at one point, but I didn't get any response. He's probably aware of the project and doesn't consider it a worthy risk. Attempting too vigorously to change his mind may only piss him off. Is there anyone who works for him, someone more accessible, that we can try to talk to first? Note: $2 million is only the cost of a production run of ASICs. It is also enough money to get me to open the RTL right away. It is not, however, enough to fund full-time development. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
