Theo de Raadt wrote:
> As for USB sticks, sorry, but there isn't much room on a USB stick for
> a 8-cartoon plot with fish as characters.
Yes, I've been thinking about that, too. It's one of the perks of
owning the CDs and the install notes are good for starters.
If we turn around how we look at it, the USB stick could fit in the
handout. If the handout is A5 or A6, then standard envelopes could be
used. *A* problem is that the chips are small :
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lars/images/usb.jpeg
Thus, with or without a leash, they are easily lost.
The corner of the booklet is shown and the light is angled to show the
relative thicknesses. The smallest is about as thick as the booklet
itself.
Booklets above a certain number of pages get better treatment in
libraries and library catalogs. I can't recall the minimum number of
pages right now.
> ... The only way to activate it is by begging. So, from time to
> time, we beg.
I see both IBAN and credit card options, which should be low risk and
avoid the stigma of paypal:
http://www.de.openbsd.org/bank-donation.html
In the US, both NPR and PBS work that way. Fundraiser conferences might
also be good. Slackathon has, as far as the content and activity goes,
been tremendous. IIRC it brings in some money.
> ... and how well does that work. A request for money to buy 3 new
> infrastructure machines gathered more donation money in 1 week...
So that's one method that works right now. Maybe the CD distribution
can be re-modelled to work in Europe. Maybe asking those in Europe how
they deal with small transfers will result in methods with improved cash
flow.
Regards
-Lars
