Bob Beck announced the creation of the OpenBSD Foundation with three directors including himself, Kjell Wooding, and Ken Westerback. "The OpenBSD Foundation is pleased to announce today it has completed its organization as a Canadian federal non-profit corporation and is ready for public interaction," the press release began, going on to explain:

"The OpenBSD Foundation has been formed for the purpose of supporting the OpenBSD project, and related projects such as OpenSSH, OpenBGPD, OpenNTPD, and OpenCVS. In particular it will act as a single point of contact for persons and organizations requiring a legal entity to deal with when they wish to support OpenBSD in any way.

"The OpenBSD Foundation will initially concentrate on facilitating larger donations of equipment, funds, documentation and resources. Small scale donations should continue to be submitted through the existing mechanisms."

From: Bob Beck [email blocked]
To:  misc, [email blocked]
Subject: Announcing: The OpenBSD Foundation
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:44:29 -0600

The OpenBSD Foundation is pleased to announce today it has completed
its organization as a Canadian federal non-profit corporation and is
ready for public interaction.
    
The OpenBSD Foundation has been formed for the purpose of supporting
the OpenBSD project, and related projects such as OpenSSH, OpenBGPD,
OpenNTPD, and OpenCVS.

In particular it will act as a single point of contact for persons and
organizations requiring a legal entity to deal with when they wish to
support OpenBSD in any way.
  
The OpenBSD Foundation will initially concentrate on facilitating
larger donations of equipment, funds, documentation and
resources. Small scale donations should continue to be submitted
through the existing mechanisms.
  
The OpenBSD Foundation corporate charter, bylaws, and goals can be found at
http://www.openbsdfoundation.org. The foundation directors may be contacted
via email at [email blocked].



From: Theo de Raadt [email blocked]
To:  misc
Subject: The OpenBSD Foundation
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:58:47 -0600


There have been a few questions as to whether I endorse the
OpenBSD Foundation.

That question comes up because the OpenBSD Foundation is not
the same as OpenBSD.  The Foundation is a parallel entity
which builds a new way for funding the project; making it
easier for companies and other organizations (or even
individuals who can benefit from a receipt) to help ensure
more even funding for the project.

Of course I endorse it.  If there is a large donation being
made to the project, the Foundation is the way to do it.

I just cannot be personally involved in the Foundation myself
as a board member since I will (in the eyes of Revenue
Canada) perhaps sometimes be benefiting from it, since so
much of the infrastructure resides at my house.

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