Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 02:54:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Adrian Filipi-Martin <adrian@ubergeeks.com> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net>, Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sites running FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990419024951.1059B-100000@lorax.ubergeeks.com> In-Reply-To: <37192FA9.157F42AC@softweyr.com>
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On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Wes Peters wrote: > Adrian Filipi-Martin wrote: > > > > On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Donald Wilde wrote: > > > > > Actually, (sub rosa) they just sent a $25K donation to the FreeBSD > > > Project. Buy some cards, guys, and let them know you appreciate their > > > support! Evidently BillyG tried to muscle into their market with some of > > > his typical roach-like tactics, and they won in court! > > > > Who exactly do we send the cards to? > > Core team members? The author of your favorite device driver? The > person who fixed the last bug that was driving you crazy? Jordan? > Bob Bruce? DG? etc. ;^) I know what commitment all of the above have to the FreeBSD project and its success. That's not news to me. What I was looking for was who found the project deserving enough to drop $25K on it. I doubt your telling me the core and possibly the committers tossed $25K in a hat to pat themselves on the back for a job well done. (Not that I wouldn't give such a pat myself any of the above were in arms reach.) Adrian -- [ adrian@ubergeeks.com -- Ubergeeks Consulting -- http://www.ubergeeks.com/ ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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