How about this: src/aklog$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../lib ./aklog This software is free software, and depends on your ongoing support Please consider a donation to http://openafs.org/Donate src/tfs/src/aklog$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../lib ./aklog -nonag src/tfs/src/aklog$
After doing this, I realized I need to add this message to 'tokens' as well. Would the developers accept a patch to add this to at least 'aklog' and 'tokens' ? On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 02:10:23PM -0500, Troy Benjegerdes wrote: > I would hope that the donation link would be a more subtle, and equally > effective incentive. If edu CIO's start getting emails from professors > asking "Why is this software we depend on asking for donations", maybe > they'd start looking at their overhead budgets. But that overhead money > will come from somewhere else.. We better have a story on the donation > landing page on how much AFS saves vs the 'storage appliance' and 'cloud' > models that are all the rage among CIOs. > > How about a landing page with a survey of "What excessive IT spend would > you cut in your organization and redirect to AFS?". > > One-time deals (on linux) that require interaction will blow up all kinds > of automated tools and leave the rank and file admins your enemy. > > How do you pop up a dialog when aklog is called via the GDM/KDM login via > pam_aklog, for instance? > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:52:51AM -0700, Ted Creedon wrote: > > My intent was to foment a user uprising resulting in pressure on the .edu & > > .com level administrators to provide funding from established budgets. More > > of a corporate funding than individual contributions. > > > > Perhaps a cc to the local spreadsheet managers would get the user needs > > better communicated. > > > > I.e. you can't aklog one time only until you fill out the poll, send it in > > w/cc to local financial folks. > > > > Tedc > > > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Troy Benjegerdes <ho...@hozed.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 02:49:08AM -0700, Ted Creedon wrote: > > > > > > > How about taking a AFS wide survey using a aklog token driven one time > > > pop > > > > up explaining that AFS is not being updated according to industry > > > standards > > > > and that it needs substantial financial support. > > > > > > > > Most users are charged for computer support one way or another. AFS > > > > needs > > > > to be included just like Microsoft license fees. > > > > > > > > I.e. is there any way to get the users fired up? > > > > > > I like this. But I think for this to work we need a simple URL like > > > 'http://openafs.org/donate' that that shows up in the command line aklog > > > client, and on a clickable link in the GUI client. > > > > > > Currently http://static.usenix.org/about/openafs/ is the only 'donate to > > > OpenAFS' link I can find, but that requires cutting a check. The landing > > > page for donations needs to accept PayPal, Amazon payments, Dwolla, and > > > Bitcoin, as well as form to click saying 'My organization uses openafs, > > > please contact __________ who has purchasing authority' > > > > > > I think it would look better to have a full OpenAFS foundation with clear > > > governance, but for the moment, all that is needed is some consensus to > > > set up a 'donate' landing page on OpenAFS.org, and someone to set up the > > > payment arrangements so checks get regularly cut to the address on the > > > Usenix association page. > > > > > > If there is a consensus to go ahead with this, I would be willing to offer > > > to handle the Dwolla and Bitcoin 'instant donate' links. I can beat > > > whatever > > > percentage Amazon and Paypal take and still make it worth my time, and > > > I'll > > > include the others because it makes for wider audience for contributions. > > > > > > If there is not a consensus to go ahead with this within a month or two, > > > I'm going to (at whatever glacial pace I feel like it) release TFS > > > version(s) > > > for Linux, Android, and MacOS that have such a link and donate pages. > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenAFS-info mailing list > openafs-i...@openafs.org > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-devel mailing list OpenAFS-devel@openafs.org https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-devel
