2026 Foundation donations (and congrats on 11 RC4!)
Jay Patel <[email protected]> Thu, 14 May 2026 07:20:43 +0000 (UTC)
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------=_Part_1045445_407340567.1778743243938 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello fellow NetBSD users, enthusiasts/hobbyists, retro gamers. Just a quick note from a fellow user. I've been really happy seeing 11.0 RC= 4 come together. [ https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_rc4_available ] Since we are getting close to the middle of the year, I wanted to put out a= friendly reminder about the NetBSD Foundation's 2026 funding goals. I sent= over an email earlier this year to help finish off the 2025 gap [ https://= mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2025/10/26/msg033327.html] , and it woul= d be awesome if we could get the 2026 bar moving too! Also we are seeing many good things coming up with GSoC 2026 https://blog.n= etbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2026_welcome_contributors=C2=A0especially I am look= ing forward to " Port the Enlightenment desktop environment to NetBSD=C2=A0= [ https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/mifwPqCq ]=C2= =A0 The project relies on us to keep the lights on. If you can spare a few doll= ars to celebrate the upcoming 11.0 release, I know it goes a long way. Donation link: 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 thi= s email or posting on social media about why you support NetBSD using the h= ashtag #WhyIRunNetBSD && #RunBSD =F0=9F=99=8F ------=_Part_1045445_407340567.1778743243938 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello fellow NetBSD users, enthusiasts/hobbyists, retro gamers.<div><br><di= v>Just a quick note from a fellow user. I've been really happy seeing 11.0 = RC4 come together.</div><div><br></div><div>[ https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/e= ntry/netbsd_11_0_rc4_available ]</div><div><br></div><div>Since we are gett= ing close to the middle of the year, I wanted to put out a friendly reminde= r about the NetBSD Foundation's 2026 funding goals. I sent over an email ea= rlier this year to help finish off the 2025 gap [ https://mail-index.netbsd= .org/netbsd-users/2025/10/26/msg033327.html] , and it would be awesome if w= e could get the 2026 bar moving too!</div><div><br></div><div>Also we are s= eeing many good things coming up with GSoC 2026 https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf= /entry/gsoc2026_welcome_contributors </div><div>especially I am lookin= g forward to " Port the Enlightenment desktop environment to NetBSD [= https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/mifwPqCq ] = ;</div><div><br></div><div>The project relies on us to keep the lights on. = If you can spare a few dollars to celebrate the upcoming 11.0 release, I kn= ow it goes a long way.</div><div><br></div><div>Donation link: https://netb= sd.org/donations/</div><div><br></div><div>Thanking you in Advance,</div></= div><div>Humble NetBSD user Jay</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. If you've alr= eady donated, thank you! You can also help by sharing this email or posting= on social media about why you support NetBSD using the hashtag #WhyIRunNet= BSD && #RunBSD =F0=9F=99=8F</div> ------=_Part_1045445_407340567.1778743243938--