This time of year some people take a moment to pause and reflect on the many gifts they are thankful for. Yes, Christmas time has become commercialized and seems to be all about the exchanging of gifts. I am not going to start discussing faith here but I do want each of you to consider something at this time of the year especially. Please give thanks to the many people that work tirelessly to provide the software that you know and love. I am talking about Open Source and Free Software. Please do not hesitate to email the developers of a particular application that you use frequently or to Linus or whomever else you deem important. If you happen to have money sitting around that you don't know what to do with, you could make a donation to a Free Software project.
I am not talking about taking money from any of your other charities. If you do contribute to a charity, good for you but if you don't, please consider doing it for FOSS. Your donation combined with others could amount to some serious development funds. It's all a part of the community we know and love. Consider this the next time you fire up Apache or Firefox or any of the Myriad of apps that you use for free. Thanks for reading... Season's Greetings to the Executive and the members. Have a safe and pleasant holiday season. Regards, Jarrod Major
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