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schestowitz[TR2] <li>Sep 15 12:02
schestowitz[TR2]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/2026-gnu-boot-joins-fsf-fiscal-sponsorship-program">GNU Boot joins FSF fiscal sponsorship program</a></h5>Sep 15 12:02
schestowitz[TR2]                                    <blockquote>Sep 15 12:02
schestowitz[TR2]                                        <p>Projects whose scope and purpose align with the FSF's mission and further mission-related activities can become fiscally sponsored by joining the FSF's Working Together for Free Software Fund. In addition to receiving increased awareness and donations, partners in the fund are able to take advantage of the FSF's incorporated status, organizational capacity, fundraising apparatus, and goverSep 15 12:02
schestowitz[TR2]nance infrastructure, without the need to incorporate on their own. Fiscally sponsored projects further benefit from the FSF's trusted reputation in the technical, user freedom, and nonprofit communities. Among the projects represented are GNU Toolchain, GNU Guix, and EmacsConf. </p>Sep 15 12:02
schestowitz[TR2]                                    </blockquote>Sep 15 12:02
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fsf.org | GNU Boot joins FSF fiscal sponsorship program — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free softwareSep 15 12:02
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schestowitz[TR2]"“Linux is built by volunteers!  Open Source is built by volunteers!”Sep 15 18:54
schestowitz[TR2]I hear this a lot… and it is not only wrong… it is *wildly*, obviously wrong.Sep 15 18:54
schestowitz[TR2]For most modern releases of the Linux Kernel, over 80% of all commits were made by people doing so as part of their job.  And it’s been that way for many years.Sep 15 18:54
schestowitz[TR2]Similar percentages exist for most high profile Open Source projects.Sep 15 18:54
schestowitz[TR2]In other words: Linux is, by and large, a corporate project developed by paid professionals on the job.  Volunteers make up a small minority of contributions."Sep 15 18:54
schestowitz[TR2]* Current global users: 9  Max: 9Sep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] Channel          Users   TopicSep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] #home            1       [+nt] Sep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] #meshcore        1       [+Hnrt 50:1h] MeshCore | Repeaters, room servers, companion nodes, LoRaSep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] #offtopic        1       [+nrt] Everything that isn't Linux | No politics or religionSep 15 21:45
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schestowitz[TR2] #hamradio        1       [+Hnrt 50:1h] Amateur radio | HF, VHF/UHF, digital modes, licensingSep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] #linuxorg        1       [+nt] Sep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] #linux           5       [+Hnrt 50:1h] Linux talk, help, questionsSep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2] #gmrs            1       [+Hnrt 50:1h] GMRS | Repeaters, radios, FCC Part 95Sep 15 21:45
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schestowitz[TR2] #linux.org       4       [+Hnrt 50:1h] About the linux.org site: forums, articles, bugs, suggestionsSep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2]* End of channel list.Sep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2]* There are 7 users and 2 invisible on 2 serversSep 15 21:45
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schestowitz[TR2]* I have 9 clients and 1 serversSep 15 21:45
schestowitz[TR2]* Current local users: 9  Max: 10Sep 15 21:45

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