> However, I don't think that's the gist of the message. OpenBSD is being > used by large companies in significant roles and few or none are kicking > in money. If anyone here works for/with such a company and can influence > them then consider trying to get them to send money to the project. If > they contributed a small fraction of what they'd pay for a comparable > commercial OS then there would be a lot less worry about resources. > > I work for a very small company, and I've only managed to get OpenBSD in > the door recently. However, the reception has been quite positive. They > won't be sponsoring any hackathons, but I can probably get them to > either buy CDs or donate the equivalent cash. This will help, but not > much. It's the big companies that are using OpenBSD for their edge > boxes, infrastructure, public servers, etc., and not putting up a dime > that could (and should) make a large difference. They're getting a big > benefit from OpenBSD and have a vested interest in seeing in continue. > > Anyway, that's how *I* read it. Theo, correct me if I'm wrong.
You are right. The small donations do help, thanks guys, but it is kind of like feeding our project in little pieces, and it does not allow us to to big things, or plan ahead for big things. That said, we are the only major project doing these hackathons, and it shows. And we would like to do more. But if the finances keep coming in small like this from users, it gives us great pause before arranging these (sometimes quite costly) events.
