Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
nobody [openbsd.as.a.desk...@gmail.com] wrote: Hi all, - 1) If I search for openbsdfoundation on: - Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - Instagram - Flickr - Slideshare - etc.. I get ZERO results regarding the topic. I was thinking, maybe a superbowl commercial.
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
nobody [openbsd.as.a.desk...@gmail.com] wrote: Hi all, - 1) If I search for openbsdfoundation on: - Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - Instagram - Flickr - Slideshare - etc.. I get ZERO results regarding the topic. I was thinking, maybe a superbowl commercial. Yikes, those things are expensive. To do that, someone would need to first setup a not-for-profit to fund the commercial, then the proceeds from the commercial can roll back to the proper software development funding foundation. Quick, someone register openbsdsuperbowlcommercialfoundation.org!
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
Hi all, - 1) If I search for openbsdfoundation on: - Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - Instagram - Flickr - Slideshare - etc.. I get ZERO results regarding the topic. We are writing 2014. The people are on social sites.. More could be reached if these mentioned sites would have marketing for the foundation too. - 2) If I go to: http://www.openbsdfoundation.org I just can't see any page on the website that has logos, html codes (that can be CTRL+C'ed simply), what can people put out on their blogs, webpages (openbsdfoundation logo/donate/etc. - a little picture that is an URL to the foundations website - donations.html page), so that their visitors can see that there is a good project waiting for foundations. Thanks! On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Loganaden Velvindron logana...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Bob Beck b...@openbsdfoundation.org wrote: The OpenBSD Foundation is happy to report that the $150,000 goal of the 2014 fundraising campaign has been reached. We wish to thank our contributors large and small. We will continue our fundraising efforts both in the current year and next year. The success of this year's effort has allowed the Foundation to reverse the recent decline in the support we were able to offer the OpenBSD project. The Foundation has been able to assume responsibility for funding more aspects of the project infrastructure, such as the server electricity bill. The Foundation is now able to support efforts underway to rebuild a significant part of the project server infrastructure. This included a few things that were, literally, rotting. 2014's slate of hackathons has been solidified, ensuring these critical events will continue to provide a stream of improvements to the OpenBSD and related projects. We would like to especially thank the contributors who have made commitments for continuing donations to the Foundation. Every recurring regular donation allows us to budget and plan more effectively. The Foundation will continue to strive to improve its financial resources, and hopes to be able to provide further support to the projects in the future. Please continue to contribute! Congratulations ! $200k as target next year :-) -- This message is strictly personal and the opinions expressed do not represent those of my employers, either past or present.
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
On Apr 11 11:46:12, openbsd.as.a.desk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, - 1) If I search for openbsdfoundation on: - Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - Instagram - Flickr - Slideshare - etc.. I get ZERO results regarding the topic. If I search for openbsdfoundation on Google, I get the right thing as the first hit. We are writing 2014. The people are on social sites.. More could be reached if these mentioned sites would have marketing for the foundation too. Ah, so there are people willing to donate to OpenBSD, but they don't even know about it, as it is only to be found on Google, right? That's bullshit. But if you really think so, go ahead: set yourself up on all those sites and make OpenBSD visible. - 2) If I go to: http://www.openbsdfoundation.org I just can't see any page on the website that has logos, html codes (that can be CTRL+C'ed simply), what can people put out on their blogs, You mean, such as www.openbsdfoundation.org? webpages (openbsdfoundation logo/donate/etc. - a little picture that is an URL to the foundations website - donations.html page), so that their visitors can see that there is a good project waiting for foundations. Dear search engines (twitter etc), please spread this: a href=http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html;img src=kitten.gifa good project waiting for foundations/a (Now let's wait for the money pouring in.)
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
On 11 April 2014 11:15, Jan Stary h...@stare.cz wrote: On Apr 11 11:46:12, openbsd.as.a.desk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, - 1) If I search for openbsdfoundation on: - Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - Instagram - Flickr - Slideshare - etc.. I get ZERO results regarding the topic. If I search for openbsdfoundation on Google, I get the right thing as the first hit. We are writing 2014. The people are on social sites.. More could be reached if these mentioned sites would have marketing for the foundation too. Ah, so there are people willing to donate to OpenBSD, but they don't even know about it, as it is only to be found on Google, right? That's bullshit. But if you really think so, go ahead: set yourself up on all those sites and make OpenBSD visible. - 2) If I go to: http://www.openbsdfoundation.org I just can't see any page on the website that has logos, html codes (that can be CTRL+C'ed simply), what can people put out on their blogs, You mean, such as www.openbsdfoundation.org? I must be dense. I fire up lynx(1) with 'www.openbsdfoundation.org' and once the page has loaded, I type CTRL+C. I get Exiting via interrupt: 2. Seems pretty simple already and does not appear to rely on adding any pages. Of course it also seems kinda pointless. Ken webpages (openbsdfoundation logo/donate/etc. - a little picture that is an URL to the foundations website - donations.html page), so that their visitors can see that there is a good project waiting for foundations. Dear search engines (twitter etc), please spread this: a href=http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html;img src=kitten.gifa good project waiting for foundations/a (Now let's wait for the money pouring in.)
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
On 4/10/14, Bob Beck b...@openbsdfoundation.org wrote: The Foundation will continue to strive to improve its financial resources, and hopes to be able to provide further support to the projects in the future. Please continue to contribute! Where can I read your financial reports?
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
On the web site at www.openbsdfoundation.org. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:15 AM, trifle menot trifleme...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/10/14, Bob Beck b...@openbsdfoundation.org wrote: The Foundation will continue to strive to improve its financial resources, and hopes to be able to provide further support to the projects in the future. Please continue to contribute! Where can I read your financial reports?
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:15 AM, Jan Stary h...@stare.cz wrote: On Apr 11 11:46:12, openbsd.as.a.desk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, - 1) If I search for openbsdfoundation on: - Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - Instagram - Flickr - Slideshare - etc.. I get ZERO results regarding the topic. If I search for openbsdfoundation on Google, I get the right thing as the first hit. We are writing 2014. The people are on social sites.. More could be reached if these mentioned sites would have marketing for the foundation too. Ah, so there are people willing to donate to OpenBSD, but they don't even know about it, as it is only to be found on Google, right? That's bullshit. But if you really think so, go ahead: set yourself up on all those sites and make OpenBSD visible. - 2) If I go to: http://www.openbsdfoundation.org I just can't see any page on the website that has logos, html codes (that can be CTRL+C'ed simply), what can people put out on their blogs, You mean, such as www.openbsdfoundation.org? webpages (openbsdfoundation logo/donate/etc. - a little picture that is an URL to the foundations website - donations.html page), so that their visitors can see that there is a good project waiting for foundations. Dear search engines (twitter etc), please spread this: a href=http://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html;img src=kitten.gifa good project waiting for foundations/a (Now let's wait for the money pouring in.) When I searched 'openbsd foundation' on facebook I was taken to an auto-generated 'fan' page. When I searched for 'openbsdfoundation' the zuckerberg skynet gave me web search results, the top 5 of which went to the foundation site. Who knows what it's worth but I've been blasting the mailing list chatter all over reddit and facebook. Only takes a few minutes. Various 'Occupy' groups seemed to appreciate it. Whether or not it turns into donations, beats me.
OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
The OpenBSD Foundation is happy to report that the $150,000 goal of the 2014 fundraising campaign has been reached. We wish to thank our contributors large and small. We will continue our fundraising efforts both in the current year and next year. The success of this year's effort has allowed the Foundation to reverse the recent decline in the support we were able to offer the OpenBSD project. The Foundation has been able to assume responsibility for funding more aspects of the project infrastructure, such as the server electricity bill. The Foundation is now able to support efforts underway to rebuild a significant part of the project server infrastructure. This included a few things that were, literally, rotting. 2014's slate of hackathons has been solidified, ensuring these critical events will continue to provide a stream of improvements to the OpenBSD and related projects. We would like to especially thank the contributors who have made commitments for continuing donations to the Foundation. Every recurring regular donation allows us to budget and plan more effectively. The Foundation will continue to strive to improve its financial resources, and hopes to be able to provide further support to the projects in the future. Please continue to contribute!
Re: OpenBSD Foundation 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Bob Beck b...@openbsdfoundation.org wrote: The OpenBSD Foundation is happy to report that the $150,000 goal of the 2014 fundraising campaign has been reached. We wish to thank our contributors large and small. We will continue our fundraising efforts both in the current year and next year. The success of this year's effort has allowed the Foundation to reverse the recent decline in the support we were able to offer the OpenBSD project. The Foundation has been able to assume responsibility for funding more aspects of the project infrastructure, such as the server electricity bill. The Foundation is now able to support efforts underway to rebuild a significant part of the project server infrastructure. This included a few things that were, literally, rotting. 2014's slate of hackathons has been solidified, ensuring these critical events will continue to provide a stream of improvements to the OpenBSD and related projects. We would like to especially thank the contributors who have made commitments for continuing donations to the Foundation. Every recurring regular donation allows us to budget and plan more effectively. The Foundation will continue to strive to improve its financial resources, and hopes to be able to provide further support to the projects in the future. Please continue to contribute! Congratulations ! $200k as target next year :-) -- This message is strictly personal and the opinions expressed do not represent those of my employers, either past or present.
