[Nix-dev] NixOS Foundation

[Nathan Bijnens]

The Apache Foundation currently has no OS, with software ranging from
loggers to webservers to lots of Big Data. The advantage of becoming part
of an existing foundation is that it's much easier for companies to work
with, both in terms of donating time as money, as well as it's name
recognition.

N.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 4:19 PM Joachim Schiele <js at lastlog.de> wrote:

> has it's own foundation:
> - krita
> - blender
>
> why shouldn't we? also what apache does is not our focus i guess.
>
> On 10.07.2015 16:05, Nathan Bijnens wrote:
> > Just curious, was it ever considered to join an existing Foundation,
> > like the Apache Software Foundation?
> >
> > Anyway congratulations to the NixOS Foundation!
> >
> > N.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 4:02 PM Joachim Schiele <js at lastlog.de
> > <mailto:js at lastlog.de>> wrote:
> >
> >     hey,
> >
> >     this is good news and very much appreciated. i've been thinking
> about a
> >     nixos foundation a lot lately.
> >
> >     thanks for creating it!
> >
> >     best wishes,
> >     joachim
> >
> >     On 08.07.2015 11:22, Rob Vermaas wrote:
> >     > Hi,
> >     >
> >     > Last month, the NixOS Foundation came to life. The foundation was
> >     > started to support the NixOS related projects and its
> infrastructure,
> >     > and improve continuity for this.
> >     >
> >     > One of the main reasons we needed to create a foundation, is to
> start
> >     > up fundraising for extending and maintaining the current
> >     > infrastructure. Until now, we have been greatly supported by
> >     > institutions and companies, such as Delft University of Technology,
> >     > LogicBlox and Rackspace. They will continue to do so, however, we
> need
> >     > to start raising funds if we want to extend our infrastructure and
> >     > keep the current infrastructure running.
> >     >
> >     > Previously people and companies have asked if there is a way for
> them
> >     > to contribute hardware or donate money, to allow the
> infrastructure to
> >     > be extended, e.g. by adding build machines in the hydra.nixos.org
> >     <http://hydra.nixos.org>
> >     > buildfarm. This was difficult, as there was no entity available to
> >     > receive such donations, except for private persons, which causes
> >     > issues with tax regulations and ownership. The foundation solves
> this
> >     > problem. Also, because the foundation will now take ownership of
> >     > maintaining the infrastructure, it will be easier for people to
> roll
> >     > on and off with regards to running and maintaining the
> infrastructure,
> >     > which should improve continuity.
> >     >
> >     > Currently there are 3 board members for the foundation:
> >     >
> >     >  - Eelco Dolstra, Chairman
> >     >  - Armijn Hemel, Secretary
> >     >  - Rob Vermaas, Treasurer
> >     >
> >     > Note that the board members are doing this on a strictly voluntary
> >     > basis, which means they will not get paid by the foundation. In the
> >     > next year, we will try to add 1 or 2 more members from the NixOS
> >     > community.
> >     >
> >     > More information on the can be found at:
> >     http://nixos.org/nixos/foundation.html
> >     >
> >     > So now the begging starts :-) We would like people to start
> supporting
> >     > the NixOS foundation (financially, your commits/work have already
> been
> >     > awesome!). We have set up some PayPal buttons which can be used to
> do
> >     > a one-time donation to the foundation, or set up a monthly donation
> >     > (even better!) . Bank transfer is also available. We will list all
> >     > people/companies who have donated, if they wish to be listed, on
> the
> >     > foundation webpage.
> >     >
> >     > Your donation would be very much appreciated! To give a good
> example,
> >     > I have personally donated 100 euro to the foundation.
> >     >
> >     > The information on donations can be found here:
> >     > http://nixos.org/nixos/foundation.html
> >     >
> >     > We will try to be as transparent as possible with regards to the
> >     > spending of donations to the foundation. We will extend the
> foundation
> >     > webpage with reports of donations received, and with reports about
> the
> >     > spending.
> >     >
> >     > If you have any questions, please let us know. We are still in the
> >     > phase of starting up everything, so please bear with us!
> >     >
> >     > Cheers,
> >     >
> >
> >
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