[K12OSN] $500 Matching Challenge from Red Hat for New Donors Only

Warren Togami Jr. warren at togami.com
Wed Jun 8 01:05:11 UTC 2011


On 6/7/2011 12:01 PM, aahodson wrote:
> Without meaning to "preach to the choir" I am somewhat disturbed by the
> low number of folks willing to donate Warren some money. When I first
> read about his proposal, I though we had landed the bargain of the
> century, and immediately donated perhaps more than I could honestly
> afford. His knowledge and plain approach to solving our issues was more
> than worth my contribution. I am lucky in that I have a steady job, but
> in a few weeks I am retiring and will perhaps not benefit too much
> directly from his fixes. But, for those that will, and in addition
> support the idea of Free Software, what are you waiting for? Skip a week
> of latte or beers and actually send the money.
> You may have recently read that lawyers are already trying to do away
> with Open Source - one way to stop the corporate greed they represent is
> by supporting folks like Warren that can help us expand the user base to
> where it may become impossible to reverse the trend... Are we as a group
> somewhat idealistic? I hope so - it would be a shame to have a project
> with this potential go to waste...
>

Alan and the other donors, thank you for your supportive words and 
generous personal contribution.

Warren Togami
warren at togami.com




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