[kwlug disc.] Floss Fund thoughts

[Paul Nijjar]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Chris Bruner wrote:

> This leads me to think that in order for that to happen it has to have
> the biggest impact for the least buck. For example, if we contribute to
> FSF or EFF, even though they are highly deserving and fit the criteria,
> our $100 will seem like a drop in the bucket. Whereas a smaller project,
> that has high visibility like Drupal will make a bigger impact to that
> project.
	So you are supporting Drupal as your nomination, if you get to
choose just one?

	I think this idea could spread regardless of whether we give to
big famous projects like the FSF or to smaller ones. But in order to do
that I think it would be helpful to have some consistency, which means
actually getting this thing off the ground is going to be useful. Then
after six months or a year we can point to the vast sums of money we
donated and say: "Hey! This idea works!"

	Also, some organizations list the people who donated to them. If
our listings show up as "KWLUG FLOSS Fund" then people are at least aware
of the google-bait.


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Paul Nijjar
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