Don't do that, that is extortion. If you don't want to make OpenBSD free-as-in-freedom, but not free-as-in-beer; well, there is another thing that might help. Companies will only donate if they gain something, not just code, I'm talking about money.
I'm not a legal guy, but: isn't there a way to make companies gain some money if the donate to us? Like a tax-exempt or something? On 3/24/06, Deanna Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
