I just want a way to contribute money to support OI/Illumos. TANSTAFL
I was going to suggest one of the commercial Illumos based companies managing
OI specific work with whatever money was provided and taking a cut to offset
the cost of managing it.
All I want it a way to provide $200-$250 USD/yr with proper accountability. I
got shouted down when I suggested the idea 8-10 years ago by people who thought
it should be "free". I was *not* suggesting anyone be forced to pay, simply
that there be a way for those who want to contribute money to do that.
I'm a retired research scientist with a very strong preference for SunOS. No
server farm, other users to support or business revenue. Just me. I value good
support and professional polish in release images. And willing and able to pay.
In my case, time is more precious than money.
Reg
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 05:01:38 PM CDT, Till Wegmueller
<[email protected]> wrote:
Ok, Just a quick Info mail before everybody gets attached to things.
In the Maintainer call the founding of a Foundation/ or Rather
Association has been discussed quite a bit. And it's in fact a process
that was started once but not with a high priority. Thus far getting in
Volunteers has been a higher priority rather than Organising cash or
governance.
I get the benefits of a Foundation and a central spot to look at in
Governance, but thus far we are one core developer (Andreas Wacknitz)
and supporting maintainers. I love the initiative and Engagement that
people bring here. And it's needed. But we don't need an official
Signoff space yet. If people are willing to invest into development, we
are not holding you guys back. But please be aware who you are and how
much you have to do with the OI and in fact illumos brand and if another
name is not more appropriate for an outside initiated initiative. ;)
Greetings
- Till
On 26.05.21 18:32, Gerard Arthus wrote:
> We can roll illumos into the foundation; we can keep the books ourselves,
> just have to pay a cpa to sign off on it if that is desired. I would do the
> tax preparation myself unless a large amount of money was involved. I would
> only do this if the finances were completely transparent and everything was
> posted on the Internet. The main point here should be to use donations
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> common in the nonprofit world.
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>> Yes, I too think it is a good idea and worth a try.
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>> On 26/05/2021 20:40, Apostolos Syropoulos via openindiana-discuss wrote:
>>>> We can get this going with at least 3-4 individuals; if there is
>> interest I
>>>> can start putting something together.
>>> This is definitely a great idea.
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