And actually, if you're reading this, you can help by passing this on to people you know *off these lists*.
When we post to these mailing lists saying these things we are asking for your help to get the word out to people who support open source projects. Those people are not necessarily here, and often, you (the people who use it and work with it) need to make the case to them that their support is important - far better that explanation comes from you rather than someone they don't know. -Bob On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Bob Beck <b...@openbsdfoundation.org> wrote: > Just to bring this issue back to the forefront. > > In light of shrinking funding, we do need to look for a source to > cover project expenses. If need be the OpenBSD Foundation can be > involved in receiving donations to cover project electrical costs. > > But the fact is right now, OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have > the funding to keep the lights on. > > If you or a company you know are able to assist us, it would be > greatly appreciated, but right now we are looking at a significant > funding shortfall for the upcoming year - Meaning the project won't be > able to cover 20 thousand dollars in electrical expenses before being > able to use money for other things. That sort of situation is not > sustainable. > > > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org> > wrote: >> I am resending this request for funding our electricity bills because >> it is not yet resolved. >> >> We really need even more funding beyond that, because otherwise all of >> this is simply unsustainable. This request is the smallest we can >> make. >> >> ------- >> >> Hi everyone. >> >> The OpenBSD project uses a lot of electricity for running the >> development and build machines. A number of logistical reasons >> prevents us from moving the machines to another location which might >> offer space/power for free, so let's not allow the conversation to go >> that way. >> >> We are looking for a Canadian company who will take on our electrical >> expenses -- on their books, rather than on our books. We would be >> happiest to find someone who will do this on an annual recurring >> basis. >> >> That way the various OpenBSD efforts can be supported, yet written off >> as an off-site operations cost by such a company. If we reduce this >> cost, it will leave more money for other parts of the project. >> >> We think that a Canadian company is the best choice for accounting >> reasons. If a company in some other jurisdiction feels they can also >> do this successfully, we'd be very happy to hear from them as well. >> >> I am not going to disclose the actual numbers here. Please contact me >> for details if serious. >> >> Thanks.
