Why can't they use an emulator?
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Originally posted by JX8p View PostIntroducing the ignorant anti-BSD troll Pawlerson who is brutally unaware of the fact that not all of the BSDs have "proprietary friends". OpenBSD takes a very hard line on proprietary software -- much harder than the majority of Linux distributions (it's edged out by Trisquel and other distros that refuse to include any sort of binary firmware).
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Originally posted by Annabel View PostWhy can't they use an emulator?
OpenBSD is a Unix-like BSD-based operating system renowned for its security.
This security means it can be very unforgiving of even slightly ill-behaved programs - both applications running on OpenBSD, and virtual machines OpenBSD is running on.OpenBSD doesn't work properly in many virtual machines, because it puts quite a lot of strain on the quality of the emulation.
So only file bugs that you've seen manifest on a physical PC.
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Originally posted by Vim_User View PostAnyways, can't they go for a Kickstarter or IndieGoGo campaign to raise some money?
It would give them more publicity, but to be honest now that it's been posted on slashdot I'm not sure how much more publicity it would get them.
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Originally posted by archibald View PostOn Indiegogo, if they don't hit their funding goal then they lose 9% of what was donated. If they do hit it then they lose 4% (they'd need to use the flexible funding). They've already got a way for people to donate via paypal http://openbsd.org/donations.html. Since they're desperate for money at the moment, they're quite keen not to involve a middleman who needs paying.
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Originally posted by GreatEmerald View PostPaypal takes a hefty sum for themselves as well. I learned that when I donated to KDE, FSF and FSFe. The two latter ones accept direct credit card, which is much better because that's what cuts the middle man.
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Originally posted by eidolon View PostPerhaps it's time for the OpenBSD Foundation to consider changing its status. It doesn't really matter for smaller donations, but lack of tax deductibility might discourage larger donation amounts.
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Originally posted by GreatEmerald View Postthat's what cuts the middle man.
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