The public visibility is good for those people who have to chivvy  
their employers to contribute.  So although it seems like a very  
trivial thing (and you guys have a million better things to do,) it  
does make a difference to some of us who are trying to get some more $ 
$$s in the kitty.

PHB: So what did we get for our $$$s?
DEV: A splendid OS that has proven its worth a thousand times over,  
this CD, and ... our ***name on a web page***!
	(Guess which one has the wow factor?  Well, with some employers.)

And pre-ordering can be complicated to explain ...

PHB: We order in September, and get something in November???
PHB: And how much is it going to cost?
DEV: Errrrm, it depends on the exchange rate.

So my personal pre-order is in (and I'm counting down the days!), but  
an order from my employer will have to wait until nearer the release  
date.

Thanks to the OpenBSD developers - your work is much appreciated.

On 11/09/2007, at 3:41 AM, Theo de Raadt wrote:

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>> Theo de Raadt wrote:
>> <snip>
>>> Decreasing CD sales means the margins have to be adjusted.  More of
>>> you are relying on our FTP services, and also donating less.
>> <snip>
>>
>> Hey Theo just a quick suggestion to increase the cash donations:
>>
>> Why aren't the web-order-cash-donations (no longer) added to the
>> donations.html page ? Sad but unfortunately true there are petty  
>> people
>> like me for whom that actually matters.
>
> They are, but there is a lot of latency.  Yes, that really sucks.
> Perhaps I will take a shot at 'pushing' a lot of them forward today.