Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Sad Clouds
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:48:47 + m...@netbsd.org wrote: > Also, I strongly recommend offering a bounty for smaller units of > work, even when you want a bigger one. It avoids problems with people > dividing the work. > > If you would like this to be curated "officially" we can create a wiki >

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Jason Thorpe
> On Nov 10, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > > Oh, interesting. I've looked for NetBSD swag but I have not been able > to find it. Confer, https://www.amazon.com/s?k=netbsd. I'm not referring to swag, I'm referring to the Smile program that donates a portion of eligible

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread maya
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 06:59:32PM +, Sad Clouds wrote: > On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:25:09 + > m...@netbsd.org wrote: > > > As for sun4v, I believe Palle is doing work on this sometimes. > > Yes, I've seen from the posts on sparc64 mailing list that some people > are working on it, but often

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 11:53 AM Jason Thorpe wrote: > > > On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:18 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > > > NetBSD should consider Amazon, too. They have a program for donations > > to nonprofits. Amazon is a big marketplace with lots of users. The > > trust relationship is already in

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Sad Clouds
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:25:09 + m...@netbsd.org wrote: > As for sun4v, I believe Palle is doing work on this sometimes. Yes, I've seen from the posts on sparc64 mailing list that some people are working on it, but often developers have other commitments and bills to pay, so the progress can

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Jason Thorpe
> On Nov 10, 2020, at 9:06 AM, Vincent DEFERT <20@defert.com> wrote: > > > On 10/11/2020 17:53, Jason Thorpe wrote: >> Yah, that's Amazon Smile, and NetBSD is already on it. > > Are there geographic restrictions to this program? > I can't find it on smile.amazon.de. That, I don't know.

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread David Brownlee
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 at 18:25, wrote: > The usual way that TNF funding of projects work is that a developer will > come to TNF with a proposal for the project to fund their work. > Actively seeking out developers when nobody has come forward is a > challenge, because the sums of money are usually

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread maya
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 04:02:55PM +, Sad Clouds wrote: > On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:32:29 -0500 > matthew sporleder wrote: > > > Indeed -- casting a wide net is in our interest. I hope you are able > > to use one of our many potential donation offerings -- paypal, stripe, > > amazon smile,

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Vincent DEFERT
On 10/11/2020 17:53, Jason Thorpe wrote: Yah, that's Amazon Smile, and NetBSD is already on it. Are there geographic restrictions to this program? I can't find it on smile.amazon.de.

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Jason Thorpe
> On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:18 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > NetBSD should consider Amazon, too. They have a program for donations > to nonprofits. Amazon is a big marketplace with lots of users. The > trust relationship is already in place for millions of potential > donors. Yah, that's Amazon

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Sad Clouds
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:32:29 -0500 matthew sporleder wrote: > Indeed -- casting a wide net is in our interest. I hope you are able > to use one of our many potential donation offerings -- paypal, stripe, > amazon smile, github sponsorship.. any I am missing? I think what may be missing is

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 8:33 AM matthew sporleder wrote: > > Indeed -- casting a wide net is in our interest. I hope you are able > to use one of our many potential donation offerings -- paypal, stripe, > amazon smile, github sponsorship.. any I am missing? Multiple channels is a good thing.

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Matthias Petermann
Am 10.11.2020 um 14:32 schrieb matthew sporleder: Indeed -- casting a wide net is in our interest. I hope you are able to use one of our many potential donation offerings -- paypal, stripe, amazon smile, github sponsorship.. any I am missing? So far my monthly subscription via Paypal has

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread matthew sporleder
Indeed -- casting a wide net is in our interest. I hope you are able to use one of our many potential donation offerings -- paypal, stripe, amazon smile, github sponsorship.. any I am missing? On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 7:55 AM Sad Clouds wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:31:26 +0100 > Matthias

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread matthew sporleder
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 6:31 AM Matthias Petermann wrote: > > Hallo Matthew, > > Am 10.11.2020 um 05:35 schrieb matthew sporleder: > > Hey -- the end of the year is coming up fast. Wouldn't you feel > > better about yourself if you added a github sponsorship to balance out > > your incredible

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Sad Clouds
On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:31:26 +0100 Matthias Petermann wrote: > Hallo Matthew, > > Am 10.11.2020 um 05:35 schrieb matthew sporleder: > > Hey -- the end of the year is coming up fast. Wouldn't you feel > > better about yourself if you added a github sponsorship to balance > > out your incredible

Re: sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-10 Thread Matthias Petermann
Hallo Matthew, Am 10.11.2020 um 05:35 schrieb matthew sporleder: Hey -- the end of the year is coming up fast. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself if you added a github sponsorship to balance out your incredible year? :) How does this type of donation compare to a Paypal Monthly

sponsor NetBSD for 2020 https://github.com/sponsors/NetBSD

2020-11-09 Thread matthew sporleder
Hey -- the end of the year is coming up fast. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself if you added a github sponsorship to balance out your incredible year? :) Do you live in one of these places? Australia Austria Belgium Canada Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany