Ryan Flannery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I really hate prolonging this thread, but I'm curious about the > following... I've done quite bit of contract work around my area, and > in most cases I've been able to implement OpenBSD for something. > Whenever that's happened, I've always pushed for the company to make a > donation. In most cases it's worked (actually all that I can think > of), resulting in (usually) around $500. It's not what the larger > companies could do, but I'm curious if other contractors try to push > donations when they utilize openbsd/openssh. All the companies I've > worked with have been fairly receptive.
I work for a startup that simply would not exist without OpenSSH. AFAIK, they have never donated a penny, the excuse being, "we will once we turn a profit." But, if they do, will they really donate? Or will they be too busy counting the dollars. The recent messages by Damien and Theo are great for forwarding to bosses and marketing and PR. Thanks for those; that's what I'll do with them. That said, I think a wall of shame page on the OpenSSH site might be a good idea: one listing all those big companies mentioned that have never donated a dime. Negative PR might result in more donations than managers receiving the minor annoyance message forwarded to them, which they'll simply delete and forget about. -- deanna
