July 2009
We are finally starting to blog and twitter! Check out our new blog at:
We are also twittering at: https://twitter.com/freebsdfndation
We are pleased to announce another project from our recently accepted project proposals! Mark Linimon has been awarded a grant to prototype a new problem reporting system for the FreeBSD project. Click here to find out more.
The FreeBSD Foundation is pleased to announce the following changes to its officers on the board of directors following its annual meeting in early June: Justin Gibbs will be taking the position of president following several years as vice president; Sam Leffler will be taking the position of vice president; Deb Goodkin will be continuing as Secretary and Treasurer. Robert Watson has stepped down as president, but will continue as a member of the board of directors, as will Paul Saab and Hiroki Sato.
We had another successful event at BSDCan 2009. We had some interesting discussions on potential projects and fund-raising opportunities. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth and "bought" a hat and/or flashlight. We raised over $800 at this event. Find out more in our July newsletter, coming soon.
We are pleased to announce another project from our recently accepted project proposals! Arnar Mar Sig has been awarded a grant to develop AVR32 support for FreeBSD. Click here to find out more.
Our Q1 financial reports are now available on our website.
Announcing our first accepted project from the recently accepted project proposals! Rui Paulo will be implementing the forthcoming IEEE 802.11s wireless mesh standard for FreeBSD. Click here to find out more.
We were proud to be a Gold Sponsor of BSDCan 2009, which was held May 8-9 at the University of Ottawa. We also sponsored the Developer Summit that will preceded the conference.
We proudly sponsored 7 developers to attend BSDCan this year.
We are funding a project that will make improvements to the FreeBSD TCP stack. Click here to find out more.
We are funding a project that will add support for the forthcoming IEEE 802.11s wireless mesh standard for FreeBSD. Click here to find out more.
We are funding a project that will add AVR32 support for FreeBSD. This project will be completed in Aug. 2009. Click here to find out more.
We are working to upgrade the project's network testbed with 10Gigabit interconnects. Cisco has generously donated a 10Gigabit switch and we have received network adapters from Myricom, Neterion, Intel, and Chelsio. Adapters from other vendors are being solicited so that we can do interoperability testing.
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to the FreeBSD Foundation's website!
Since our founding in 2000, the FreeBSD Foundation has played a growing role in supporting the FreeBSD Project and community. Here you'll find information about all our recent activities. From managing intellectual property issues and funding development projects, to supporting technical conferences and developer collaboration, we've been very busy. I encourage you take a few minutes to browse our website and learn more about what we do.
As a 501(c)3 charity, all of our work is funded by donations. We believe strongly that the community we serve and those who trust us with their donations deserve insight into how we manage our finances. For this reason, our books are published quarterly and can be reviewed in the financial section of our website.
2007 was a tremendously successful year for the FreeBSD Foundation. Thanks to the overwhelming support of our donors, we shattered our fundraising goal, raising over $400,000! Your generosity has allowed us to grow our budget for 2008 with a small surplus devoted to ensuring the long term financial stability of the FreeBSD Foundation.
We hope to continue our growth in the years to come, but that will only be possible through continued public support. I hope you not only benefit from our work, but find it compelling enough to consider sending us a donation.
Enjoy the site!
Sincerely,
Justin T. Gibbs
Vice President
The FreeBSD Foundation
The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and building the FreeBSD Project and community worldwide. The Foundation gratefully accepts donations from individuals and businesses, using them to fund and manage projects, sponsor FreeBSD events, Developer Summits and provide travel grants to FreeBSD developers.
In addition, the Foundation represents the FreeBSD Project in executing contracts, license agreements, copyrights, trademarks, and other legal arrangements which require a recognized legal entity. The FreeBSD Foundation is entirely supported by donations.
The FreeBSD Foundation will support both the development and the popularization of FreeBSD, the world's best open source operating system.