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Accounting for Debconf 19 Travel... in 2020

Debconf 19 sponsors (Microsoft had already paid them for 3 years prior, worrying some SPI/Debian insiders who prefer to remain anonymous):

Debconf 19 sponsors



Summary: A deeper look or analysis of Debian expenditures, which grew more than twicefold for travel last year

"So I received an email from SPI treasurer (draft)," a reader has told us, "and I'm confused about the different numbers for Debconf 19. I'm no accountant, but maybe the draft includes "additional" costs? In addition to 132k in travel?"



"We say what we've heard from insiders."We have already heard from insiders that this was mostly because they flew people from eastern Europe for perceived "balance". And that those vacations (in another continent) were like gifts with strings attached to them. Or that there was a political motivation rather than a technical one. We'll spare any interpretation of our own; readers are smart enough to make up their own minds. We say what we've heard from insiders.

"So, sure," said our reader, "2020 costs must be way down for travel, but really 132k for travel? The prior year it was about 12k..." [sic]

From the Annual Report of 2019 [PDF]:


DebConf18
11,779.66 Travel



DebConf19 781.90 Banking fees 23,445.87 Conferences 122.11 IT 132,833.61 Travel ---------- 157,183.49


Compare to the report from the year prior [PDF]:


DebConf18



898.93 Banking fees 50,990.61 Conferences 608.53 IT 50,227.21 Travel ---------- 102,725.28


So it adds up a bit: $50,227.21 + $11,779.66.

Yet in the latest draft... (draft for all projects below)







=== debconf19 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 28369.62 USD 0 -28369.62 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1768.81 USD 0 -1768.81 USD Expenses:Travel:Transportation -------------------------------------------- 30138.43 USD 0 -30138.43 USD



$132,833.61 (or $157,183.49 for everything) was not even the final figure.

The draft is publicly available (sent Friday, September 25th, to spi-general:







This is a *draft* treasurer's report for 2020-08.

When reading the report, keep in mind that income and expenses have not necessarily been received or been paid yet. But they have been committed (expenses approved by liaisons and sponsorship invoiced).

= Monthly report 2020-08-01 - 2020-09-01 =

== Overall SPI 2020-08-01 - 2020-09-01 ==

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 270524.89 USD 262260.05 USD 8264.84 USD Assets 0.11 USD 0 0.11 USD Ameriprise Cash Mgmt Acct 0 3309.72 USD -3309.72 USD Bank of America Business Advantage Checking 0.09 USD 0 0.09 USD Chase Business Select High Yield Savings 3014.46 USD 4255.39 USD -1240.93 USD Chase Performance Business Checking 20823.10 USD 0 20823.10 USD Fifth Third Business Elite Checking (Debian) 1030.51 USD 102000.00 USD -100969.49 USD Fifth Third Business Elite Checking (SPI) 83841.99 USD 21070.61 USD 62771.38 USD Fifth Third Business Elite Checking Wiretransfer 1.27 USD 0 1.27 USD Fifth Third Business Money Market 128 15.09 USD 0 15.09 USD Key Business Gold Money Market Savings 10207.31 USD 1665.61 USD 8541.70 USD Key Business Reward Checking 2329.19 USD 1965.52 USD 363.67 USD PaypalDebian 12130.16 USD 1651.45 USD 10478.71 USD PaypalSPI 32278.00 USD 21488.14 USD 10789.86 USD Receivable 104853.61 USD 104853.61 USD 0 Transfers 16672.97 USD 0.66 USD 16672.31 USD Expenses 816.56 USD 0.66 USD 815.90 USD Bank-Fees 738.39 USD 0 738.39 USD Conferences:Materials 58.33 USD 0 58.33 USD Currency-Exchange 6853.82 USD 0 6853.82 USD IT 4431.82 USD 0 4431.82 USD Hosting 2422.00 USD 0 2422.00 USD Services 2670.00 USD 0 2670.00 USD Insurance 1530.00 USD 0 1530.00 USD Legal 87.52 USD 0 87.52 USD Office 68.39 USD 0 68.39 USD Postal 19.13 USD 0 19.13 USD Supplies 3650.00 USD 0 3650.00 USD Software-Development 268.35 USD 0 268.35 USD Travel:Transportation 1862.64 USD 39813.14 USD -37950.50 USD Income 0 20.33 USD -20.33 USD Currency-Exchange 1862.64 USD 39601.25 USD -37738.61 USD Donations 0 16.56 USD -16.56 USD Interest 0 175.00 USD -175.00 USD Sponsorship 34789.06 USD 21775.71 USD 13013.35 USD Liabilities:Payable -------------------------------------------- 323849.56 USD 323849.56 USD 0

== Per project summaries 2020-08-01 - 2020-09-01 ==

Per project donations have a debit amount specified, which is the SPI 5% contribution from the project towards the SPI general fund. Thus total donation amount is net of this contribution.

Unlike ledger defaults, totals in the per-project summaries are inverted. Meaning that expenses are negative and equity is positive. This way projects that have funds, i.e. are in credit, are shown as a positive amount.

=== 0ad ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 85.44 USD 0 -85.44 USD Expenses 25.12 USD 0 -25.12 USD Bank-Fees 0.42 USD 0 -0.42 USD Currency-Exchange 59.90 USD 0 -59.90 USD IT:Hosting 21.45 USD 429.06 USD 407.61 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 106.89 USD 429.06 USD 322.17 USD

=== archlinux ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 519.47 USD 0 -519.47 USD Expenses 103.34 USD 0 -103.34 USD Bank-Fees 416.13 USD 0 -416.13 USD IT:Hosting 109.68 USD 2193.32 USD 2083.64 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 629.15 USD 2193.32 USD 1564.17 USD

=== ardupilot ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 4356.05 USD 0 -4356.05 USD Expenses 164.21 USD 0 -164.21 USD Bank-Fees 43.14 USD 0 -43.14 USD Currency-Exchange 498.70 USD 0 -498.70 USD IT:Hosting 3650.00 USD 0 -3650.00 USD Software-Development 54.00 USD 1080.00 USD 1026.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 4410.05 USD 1080.00 USD -3330.05 USD

=== chakra ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0.39 USD 0 -0.39 USD Expenses:IT:Hosting

=== debconf20 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 756.59 USD 0 -756.59 USD Expenses 14.37 USD 0 -14.37 USD Bank-Fees 738.39 USD 0 -738.39 USD Conferences:Materials 0.21 USD 0 -0.21 USD Currency-Exchange 3.62 USD 0 -3.62 USD IT:Hosting 25.00 USD 500.00 USD 475.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 781.59 USD 500.00 USD -281.59 USD

=== debconf21 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 550.00 USD 11000.00 USD 10450.00 USD Income 550.00 USD 10825.00 USD 10275.00 USD Donations 0 175.00 USD 175.00 USD Sponsorship -------------------------------------------- 550.00 USD 11000.00 USD 10450.00 USD

=== debian ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 2079.16 USD 0.66 USD -2078.50 USD Expenses 179.94 USD 0.66 USD -179.28 USD Bank-Fees 1.37 USD 0 -1.37 USD Currency-Exchange 99.50 USD 0 -99.50 USD IT:Hosting 1530.00 USD 0 -1530.00 USD Legal 268.35 USD 0 -268.35 USD Travel:Transportation 170.23 USD 3403.94 USD 3233.71 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 2249.39 USD 3404.60 USD 1155.21 USD

=== ffmpeg ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 15.09 USD 0 -15.09 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 12.41 USD 248.04 USD 235.63 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 27.50 USD 248.04 USD 220.54 USD

=== jenkins ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 2.06 USD 0 -2.06 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 2.50 USD 50.00 USD 47.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 4.56 USD 50.00 USD 45.44 USD

=== libreoffice ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 42.20 USD 0 -42.20 USD Expenses 29.01 USD 0 -29.01 USD Bank-Fees 13.19 USD 0 -13.19 USD Currency-Exchange 6.98 USD 139.54 USD 132.56 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 49.18 USD 139.54 USD 90.36 USD

=== mingw ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0.52 USD 0 -0.52 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 0.50 USD 10.00 USD 9.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.02 USD 10.00 USD 8.98 USD

=== ntpsec ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0.34 USD 0 -0.34 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 0.05 USD 1.00 USD 0.95 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 0.39 USD 1.00 USD 0.61 USD

=== openbioinformatics ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 47.87 USD 0 -47.87 USD Expenses:IT:Hosting

=== openembedded ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 1.57 USD 0 -1.57 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 1.53 USD 30.59 USD 29.06 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 3.10 USD 30.59 USD 27.49 USD

=== openwrt ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 16.93 USD 0 -16.93 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 17.55 USD 351.00 USD 333.45 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 34.48 USD 351.00 USD 316.52 USD

=== openzfs ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 352.14 USD 0 -352.14 USD Expenses 2.14 USD 0 -2.14 USD Bank-Fees 350.00 USD 0 -350.00 USD Insurance 301.23 USD 6024.50 USD 5723.27 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 653.37 USD 6024.50 USD 5371.13 USD

=== postgresql ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 14.12 USD 0 -14.12 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 17.25 USD 344.99 USD 327.74 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 31.37 USD 344.99 USD 313.62 USD

=== privoxy ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 44.08 USD 0 -44.08 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 59.16 USD 1183.20 USD 1124.04 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 103.24 USD 1183.20 USD 1079.96 USD

=== smc ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0.41 USD 0 -0.41 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 0.25 USD 5.00 USD 4.75 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 0.66 USD 5.00 USD 4.34 USD

=== spi ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 5153.46 USD 0 -5153.46 USD Expenses 81.12 USD 0 -81.12 USD Bank-Fees 2664.82 USD 0 -2664.82 USD IT 242.82 USD 0 -242.82 USD Hosting 2422.00 USD 0 -2422.00 USD Services 2320.00 USD 0 -2320.00 USD Insurance 87.52 USD 0 -87.52 USD Office 68.39 USD 0 -68.39 USD Postal 19.13 USD 0 -19.13 USD Supplies 0 2561.69 USD 2561.69 USD Income 0 20.33 USD 20.33 USD Currency-Exchange 0 2524.80 USD 2524.80 USD Donations 0 16.56 USD 16.56 USD Interest -------------------------------------------- 5153.46 USD 2561.69 USD -2591.77 USD

=== texmacs ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 5.41 USD 0 -5.41 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 6.50 USD 130.00 USD 123.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 11.91 USD 130.00 USD 118.09 USD

=== translatewiki.net ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0.37 USD 0 -0.37 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 0.15 USD 3.00 USD 2.85 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 0.52 USD 3.00 USD 2.48 USD

=== xorg ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 3179.30 USD 0 -3179.30 USD Expenses 116.41 USD 0 -116.41 USD Bank-Fees 3062.89 USD 0 -3062.89 USD IT:Hosting 506.22 USD 10124.27 USD 9618.05 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 3685.52 USD 10124.27 USD 6438.75 USD

= 2020 year to date report, ending 2020-09-01 =

== Overall SPI 2020 year to date, ending 2020-09-01 ==

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 3900622.14 USD 1306259.16 USD 2594362.98 USD Assets 13912.49 USD 0 13912.49 USD Ameriprise Cash Mgmt Acct 278347.73 USD 176888.92 USD 101458.81 USD Bank of America Business Advantage Checking 5344.30 USD 0 5344.30 USD Chase Business Select High Yield Savings 189597.19 USD 8655.60 USD 180941.59 USD Chase Performance Business Checking 65433.59 USD 40000.00 USD 25433.59 USD Fifth Third Business Elite Checking (Debian) 127986.08 USD 102047.00 USD 25939.08 USD Fifth Third Business Elite Checking (SPI) 381646.25 USD 221242.09 USD 160404.16 USD Fifth Third Business Elite Checking Wiretransfer 29997.84 USD 47.00 USD 29950.84 USD Fifth Third Business Money Market 128 1781511.57 USD 0 1781511.57 USD Key Business Gold Money Market Savings 128632.11 USD 12093.04 USD 116539.07 USD Key Business Reward Checking 1000.00 USD 0 1000.00 USD KeyBank Basic Business Checking 110000.00 USD 0 110000.00 USD Merrill Lynch Money Market 28132.14 USD 25830.40 USD 2301.74 USD PaypalDebian 112342.93 USD 100551.60 USD 11791.33 USD PaypalSPI 232730.66 USD 204896.25 USD 27834.41 USD Receivable 414007.26 USD 414007.26 USD 0 Transfers 42814.68 USD 2514075.63 USD -2471260.95 USD Equity:Net-Assets 42814.68 USD 2088618.34 USD -2045803.66 USD Restricted 0 425457.29 USD -425457.29 USD Unrestricted 305267.32 USD 4811.17 USD 300456.15 USD Expenses 55989.60 USD 0 55989.60 USD Accounting 7289.13 USD 165.78 USD 7123.35 USD Bank-Fees 28975.01 USD 0 28975.01 USD Conferences 13370.14 USD 0 13370.14 USD Dining 4490.17 USD 0 4490.17 USD Materials 4149.57 USD 0 4149.57 USD Services 6965.13 USD 0 6965.13 USD Venue 831.14 USD 0 831.14 USD Currency-Exchange 112525.09 USD 0 112525.09 USD IT 4290.20 USD 0 4290.20 USD Domains 55035.32 USD 0 55035.32 USD Hardware 48907.57 USD 0 48907.57 USD Hosting 4292.00 USD 0 4292.00 USD Services 2670.00 USD 0 2670.00 USD Insurance 19004.93 USD 0 19004.93 USD Internships 13039.72 USD 0 13039.72 USD Legal 2164.25 USD 0 2164.25 USD Marketing 903.39 USD 0 903.39 USD Office 884.26 USD 0 884.26 USD Postal 19.13 USD 0 19.13 USD Supplies 6006.10 USD 0 6006.10 USD Software-Development 350.00 USD 0 350.00 USD Training 55518.96 USD 4645.39 USD 50873.57 USD Travel 10572.40 USD 1723.58 USD 8848.82 USD Accommodation 984.76 USD 0 984.76 USD Dining 43961.80 USD 2921.81 USD 41039.99 USD Transportation 32132.05 USD 421838.89 USD -389706.84 USD Income 45.98 USD 919.63 USD -873.65 USD Conferences:Registrations 0 1188.14 USD -1188.14 USD Currency-Exchange 31696.07 USD 398026.25 USD -366330.18 USD Donations 0 15799.87 USD -15799.87 USD Interest 390.00 USD 5905.00 USD -5515.00 USD Sponsorship 319400.77 USD 353252.11 USD -33851.34 USD Liabilities:Payable -------------------------------------------- 4600236.96 USD 4600236.96 USD 0

== Per project summaries 2020 year to date, ending 2020-09-01 ==

=== 0ad ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 34970.84 USD 34970.84 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 741.68 USD 0 -741.68 USD Expenses 172.60 USD 0 -172.60 USD Bank-Fees 0.42 USD 0 -0.42 USD Currency-Exchange 568.66 USD 0 -568.66 USD IT 17.63 USD 0 -17.63 USD Domains 551.03 USD 0 -551.03 USD Hosting 144.09 USD 2881.59 USD 2737.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 885.77 USD 37852.43 USD 36966.66 USD

=== ankur ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 2819.84 USD 2819.84 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted

=== aptosid ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 503.76 USD 503.76 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted

=== archlinux ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 344144.42 USD 344144.42 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 7815.12 USD 14.00 USD -7801.12 USD Expenses 870.94 USD 14.00 USD -856.94 USD Bank-Fees 806.12 USD 0 -806.12 USD Conferences 255.97 USD 0 -255.97 USD Dining 550.15 USD 0 -550.15 USD Venue 17.82 USD 0 -17.82 USD Currency-Exchange 5137.00 USD 0 -5137.00 USD IT:Hosting 983.24 USD 0 -983.24 USD Travel 214.44 USD 0 -214.44 USD Accommodation 564.86 USD 0 -564.86 USD Dining 203.94 USD 0 -203.94 USD Transportation 1216.68 USD 24337.19 USD 23120.51 USD Income 0 5.29 USD 5.29 USD Currency-Exchange 1216.68 USD 24331.90 USD 23115.22 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 9031.80 USD 368495.61 USD 359463.81 USD

=== archlinux32 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 1.04 USD 0 -1.04 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 1.00 USD 20.00 USD 19.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 2.04 USD 20.00 USD 17.96 USD

=== ardupilot ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 97923.23 USD 97923.23 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 18321.54 USD 4460.72 USD -13860.82 USD Expenses 1440.04 USD 74.00 USD -1366.04 USD Bank-Fees 53.89 USD 0 -53.89 USD Currency-Exchange 5625.81 USD 0 -5625.81 USD IT 1145.22 USD 0 -1145.22 USD Hardware 4480.59 USD 0 -4480.59 USD Hosting 6006.10 USD 0 -6006.10 USD Software-Development 5195.70 USD 4386.72 USD -808.98 USD Travel 1763.16 USD 1723.58 USD -39.58 USD Accommodation 3432.54 USD 2663.14 USD -769.40 USD Transportation 3702.05 USD 34255.70 USD 30553.65 USD Income 0 114.70 USD 114.70 USD Currency-Exchange 3502.05 USD 31141.00 USD 27638.95 USD Donations 200.00 USD 3000.00 USD 2800.00 USD Sponsorship -------------------------------------------- 22023.59 USD 136639.65 USD 114616.06 USD

=== chakra ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 393.72 USD 393.72 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 271.27 USD 0 -271.27 USD Expenses 8.07 USD 0 -8.07 USD Bank-Fees 0.33 USD 0 -0.33 USD Currency-Exchange 262.87 USD 0 -262.87 USD IT:Hosting 2.50 USD 50.95 USD 48.45 USD Income 0 0.95 USD 0.95 USD Currency-Exchange 2.50 USD 50.00 USD 47.50 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 273.77 USD 444.67 USD 170.90 USD

=== debconf14 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 35962.78 USD 35962.78 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted

=== debconf15 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 70218.51 USD 70218.51 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1608.11 USD 0 -1608.11 USD Expenses:Travel 223.41 USD 0 -223.41 USD Accommodation 1384.70 USD 0 -1384.70 USD Transportation -------------------------------------------- 1608.11 USD 70218.51 USD 68610.40 USD

=== debconf16 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 14445.06 USD 0 -14445.06 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted

=== debconf17 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 1887.04 USD 1887.04 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted

=== debconf18 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 30263.98 USD 30263.98 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 267.36 USD 258.67 USD -8.69 USD Expenses:Travel:Transportation 200.00 USD 4000.00 USD 3800.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 467.36 USD 34522.65 USD 34055.29 USD

=== debconf19 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 28369.62 USD 0 -28369.62 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1768.81 USD 0 -1768.81 USD Expenses:Travel:Transportation -------------------------------------------- 30138.43 USD 0 -30138.43 USD

=== debconf20 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 758.24 USD 0 -758.24 USD Expenses 16.02 USD 0 -16.02 USD Bank-Fees 738.39 USD 0 -738.39 USD Conferences:Materials 0.21 USD 0 -0.21 USD Currency-Exchange 3.62 USD 0 -3.62 USD IT:Hosting 10982.00 USD 20140.00 USD 9158.00 USD Income 10792.00 USD 19760.00 USD 8968.00 USD Donations 190.00 USD 380.00 USD 190.00 USD Sponsorship -------------------------------------------- 11740.24 USD 20140.00 USD 8399.76 USD

=== debconf21 ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 1850.00 USD 37000.00 USD 35150.00 USD Income 1850.00 USD 36475.00 USD 34625.00 USD Donations 0 525.00 USD 525.00 USD Sponsorship -------------------------------------------- 1850.00 USD 37000.00 USD 35150.00 USD

=== debian ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 636774.55 USD 636774.55 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 88417.70 USD 0.66 USD -88417.04 USD Expenses 1549.38 USD 0.66 USD -1548.72 USD Bank-Fees 470.58 USD 0 -470.58 USD Conferences:Dining 390.46 USD 0 -390.46 USD Currency-Exchange 53881.72 USD 0 -53881.72 USD IT 9.80 USD 0 -9.80 USD Domains 53738.60 USD 0 -53738.60 USD Hardware 133.32 USD 0 -133.32 USD Hosting 13000.00 USD 0 -13000.00 USD Internships 5458.01 USD 0 -5458.01 USD Legal 13667.55 USD 0 -13667.55 USD Travel 2535.66 USD 0 -2535.66 USD Accommodation 149.96 USD 0 -149.96 USD Dining 10981.93 USD 0 -10981.93 USD Transportation 1434.11 USD 29236.01 USD 27801.90 USD Income 0 656.99 USD 656.99 USD Currency-Exchange 1434.11 USD 28579.02 USD 27144.91 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 89851.81 USD 666011.22 USD 576159.41 USD

=== ffmpeg ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 121716.03 USD 121716.03 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 3830.66 USD 0 -3830.66 USD Expenses 225.28 USD 0 -225.28 USD Bank-Fees 0.50 USD 0 -0.50 USD Currency-Exchange 3004.93 USD 0 -3004.93 USD Internships 599.95 USD 0 -599.95 USD Travel:Transportation 282.01 USD 5653.13 USD 5371.12 USD Income 0 13.73 USD 13.73 USD Currency-Exchange 282.01 USD 5639.40 USD 5357.39 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 4112.67 USD 127369.16 USD 123256.49 USD

=== fluxbox ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 1027.33 USD 1027.33 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1.00 USD 20.00 USD 19.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.00 USD 1047.33 USD 1046.33 USD

=== ganeti ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 4.86 USD 0 -4.86 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 5.25 USD 105.00 USD 99.75 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 10.11 USD 105.00 USD 94.89 USD

=== glucosio ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 20.84 USD 20.84 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1.00 USD 20.00 USD 19.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.00 USD 40.84 USD 39.84 USD

=== gnustep ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 161.50 USD 161.50 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1.00 USD 20.00 USD 19.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.00 USD 181.50 USD 180.50 USD

=== haskell ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 16550.65 USD 16550.65 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 0.25 USD 0 -0.25 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 0.25 USD 5.00 USD 4.75 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 0.50 USD 16555.65 USD 16555.15 USD

=== jenkins ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 17064.72 USD 17064.72 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 12114.25 USD 0 -12114.25 USD Expenses 50.88 USD 0 -50.88 USD Bank-Fees 80.83 USD 0 -80.83 USD Currency-Exchange 4231.25 USD 0 -4231.25 USD IT:Domains 3000.00 USD 0 -3000.00 USD Internships 125.00 USD 0 -125.00 USD Legal 4626.29 USD 0 -4626.29 USD Travel 2225.35 USD 0 -2225.35 USD Accommodation 42.31 USD 0 -42.31 USD Dining 2358.63 USD 0 -2358.63 USD Transportation 6.25 USD 125.32 USD 119.07 USD Income 0 0.32 USD 0.32 USD Currency-Exchange 6.25 USD 125.00 USD 118.75 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 12120.50 USD 17190.04 USD 5069.54 USD

=== libreoffice ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 35614.79 USD 35614.79 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 16208.94 USD 0 -16208.94 USD Expenses 296.02 USD 0 -296.02 USD Bank-Fees 354.21 USD 0 -354.21 USD Conferences 204.12 USD 0 -204.12 USD Dining 150.09 USD 0 -150.09 USD Materials 81.70 USD 0 -81.70 USD Currency-Exchange 151.50 USD 0 -151.50 USD IT:Hardware 15325.51 USD 0 -15325.51 USD Travel 1293.53 USD 0 -1293.53 USD Accommodation 14031.98 USD 0 -14031.98 USD Transportation 1213.85 USD 24462.09 USD 23248.24 USD Income 0 185.78 USD 185.78 USD Currency-Exchange 1213.85 USD 22276.31 USD 21062.46 USD Donations 0 2000.00 USD 2000.00 USD Sponsorship -------------------------------------------- 17422.79 USD 60076.88 USD 42654.09 USD

=== mingw ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 4019.87 USD 4019.87 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 9.31 USD 0 -9.31 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 10.55 USD 211.09 USD 200.54 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 19.86 USD 4230.96 USD 4211.10 USD

=== ntpsec ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 38649.17 USD 38649.17 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 6.31 USD 0 -6.31 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 5019.30 USD 100386.00 USD 95366.70 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 5025.61 USD 139035.17 USD 134009.56 USD

=== oftc ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 19.00 USD 19.00 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1.00 USD 20.00 USD 19.00 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.00 USD 39.00 USD 38.00 USD

=== openbioinformatics ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 102732.48 USD 102732.48 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 7142.14 USD 0 -7142.14 USD Expenses 16.25 USD 0 -16.25 USD Bank-Fees 4133.94 USD 0 -4133.94 USD Conferences:Venue 421.40 USD 0 -421.40 USD IT 31.52 USD 0 -31.52 USD Domains 389.88 USD 0 -389.88 USD Hosting 2570.55 USD 0 -2570.55 USD Travel:Transportation 0.50 USD 39.32 USD 38.82 USD Income 0 29.32 USD 29.32 USD Currency-Exchange 0.50 USD 10.00 USD 9.50 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 7142.64 USD 102771.80 USD 95629.16 USD

=== openembedded ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 10848.54 USD 10848.54 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 1282.89 USD 0 -1282.89 USD Expenses 581.09 USD 0 -581.09 USD Bank-Fees 701.80 USD 0 -701.80 USD Conferences:Dining 158.47 USD 3182.85 USD 3024.38 USD Income 45.98 USD 919.63 USD 873.65 USD Conferences:Registrations 0 13.50 USD 13.50 USD Currency-Exchange 112.49 USD 2249.72 USD 2137.23 USD Donations -------------------------------------------- 1441.36 USD 14031.39 USD 12590.03 USD

=== openmpi ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 645.65 USD 645.65 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 0.75 USD 0 -0.75 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 0.50 USD 10.00 USD 9.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.25 USD 655.65 USD 654.40 USD

=== opensaf ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 2910.86 USD 2910.86 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 465.00 USD 0 -465.00 USD Expenses:Legal -------------------------------------------- 465.00 USD 2910.86 USD 2445.86 USD

=== openvas ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 92.49 USD 92.49 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 0.10 USD 0 -0.10 USD Expenses:Bank-Fees 1.10 USD 22.00 USD 20.90 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 1.20 USD 114.49 USD 113.29 USD

=== openvoting ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 702.81 USD 702.81 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 20.50 USD 410.00 USD 389.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 20.50 USD 1112.81 USD 1092.31 USD

=== openwrt ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 8248.06 USD 8248.06 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 216.83 USD 0 -216.83 USD Expenses 91.83 USD 0 -91.83 USD Bank-Fees 125.00 USD 0 -125.00 USD Legal 113.18 USD 2263.48 USD 2150.30 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 330.01 USD 10511.54 USD 10181.53 USD

=== openzfs ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 12215.06 USD 12215.06 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 369.85 USD 0 -369.85 USD Expenses 19.85 USD 0 -19.85 USD Bank-Fees 350.00 USD 0 -350.00 USD Insurance 384.00 USD 7679.50 USD 7295.50 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 753.85 USD 19894.56 USD 19140.71 USD

=== pcp ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 8460.84 USD 8460.84 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted

=== postgresql ===

debit credit total -------------------------------------------- 0 138787.42 USD 138787.42 USD Equity:Net-Assets:Restricted 3403.60 USD 0 -3403.60 USD Expenses 195.12 USD 0 -195.12 USD Bank-Fees 3208.48 USD 0 -3208.48 USD Conferences:Materials 293.01 USD 5860.03 USD 5567.02 USD Income:Donations -------------------------------------------- 3696.61 USD 144647.45 USD 140950.84 USD

=== privoxy ===

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All of this is (to their credit) publicly available, unlike Debian-Private. Either way, IRS would compel disclosure.

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[Meme] Reliable Sources
Sooner or later LLMs swallow up their own lies (that they generated), which means that over time those things will only deteriorate further, exacerbating an already-large misinformation pandemic
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Miriam Bastian: We surpassed our year-end goal of $400,000 USD!
 
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The hype will quietly fizzle, just like "blockchains"
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[Meme] Omit Microsoft When It's a Scandal or a Breach, Whereupon It Becomes Just an 'IT Company'
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