Re: Let's Help NetBSD Cross the Finish Line Before 2025 Ends

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Good Message. Maybe foundation also apply for funds from https://nlnet.nl/

On Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 1:16=E2=80=AFPM Jay Patel <[email protected]> wr=
ote:

> Hello all NetBSD users, enthusiasts/hobbyists, retro gamers.
>
> As 2025 draws to a close, I are reaching out to community with a request
> for helping The NetBSD Foundation.
>
> Right now, The NetBSD foundation have raised $10,738 of $50,000 goal for
> the year. The foundation need one final push to help it cross the finish
> line and fully fund their work for the coming year.
>
> If you donate today, your contribution will directly support critical,
> tangible projects that keep NetBSD modern, secure, and available to
> everyone:
>
> =3D> RISC-V Support: Expanding NetBSD's reach to this new, open-source
> hardware architecture.
>
> =3D> Wi-Fi Renewal: A massive, ongoing project to modernize our wireless
> networking stack, making NetBSD more practical than ever on laptops and
> embedded devices.
>
> NetBSD isn't just another operating system. It is a vital part of the
> entire technology ecosystem.
> In an age of planned obsolescence, NetBSD is a powerful force for
> sustainability. Foundation's commitment to running on a vast array of
> hardware=E2=80=94new and old=E2=80=94helps reduce e-waste. Old laptops an=
d single-board
> computers that would otherwise be in a landfill are given new life as
> robust firewalls, file servers, or even retro-gaming machines, all thanks
> to NetBSD.
>
> The NetBSD foundation need our help to close this $39,262 gap before the
> year ends.
>
> Please consider making a year-end donation to help them continue this
> important work.
>
> https://netbsd.org/donations/
>
> Thanking you in Advance,
> Humble NetBSD user Jay
>
> P.S. If you've already donated, thank you! You can also help by sharing
> this email or posting on social media about why you support NetBSD using
> the hashtag #WhyIRunNetBSD =F0=9F=99=8F
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Good Message. Maybe foundation also apply for funds from =
<a href=3D"https://nlnet.nl/">https://nlnet.nl/</a>=C2=A0</div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">On Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 1:16=E2=80=AFPM Jay Patel &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:j=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello all NetBSD users, enthusiasts/hobbyists, re=
tro gamers.<div><br></div><div>As 2025 draws to a close, I are reaching out=
 to community with a request for helping The NetBSD Foundation.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Right now, The NetBSD foundation have raised $10,738 of $50,0=
00 goal for the year. The foundation need one final push to help it cross t=
he finish line and fully fund their work for the coming year.</div><div><br=
></div><div>If you donate today, your contribution will directly support cr=
itical, tangible projects that keep NetBSD modern, secure, and available to=
 everyone:</div><div><br></div><div>=3D&gt; RISC-V Support: Expanding NetBS=
D&#39;s reach to this new, open-source hardware architecture.</div><div><br=
></div><div>=3D&gt; Wi-Fi Renewal: A massive, ongoing project to modernize =
our wireless networking stack, making NetBSD more practical than ever on la=
ptops and embedded devices.</div><div><br></div><div>NetBSD isn&#39;t just =
another operating system. It is a vital part of the entire technology ecosy=
stem.</div><div>In an age of planned obsolescence, NetBSD is a powerful for=
ce for sustainability. Foundation&#39;s commitment to running on a vast arr=
ay of hardware=E2=80=94new and old=E2=80=94helps reduce e-waste. Old laptop=
s and single-board computers that would otherwise be in a landfill are give=
n new life as robust firewalls, file servers, or even retro-gaming machines=
, all thanks to NetBSD.</div><div><br></div><div>The NetBSD foundation need=
 our help to close this $39,262 gap before the year ends.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Please consider making a year-end donation to help them continue th=
is important work.</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://netbsd.org/d=
onations/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://netbsd.org/donation=
s/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanking you in Advance,</div><div>Humble N=
etBSD user Jay</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. If you&#39;ve already donated,=
 thank you! You can also help by sharing this email or posting on social me=
dia about why you support NetBSD using the hashtag #WhyIRunNetBSD =F0=9F=99=
=8F</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></div>

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