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Subject: Re: [Nix-dev] Funding campaign for "Get rid of the Perl dependency" in Nix
From: Domen Kožar <domen () dev ! si>
Date: 2016-01-28 18:19:03
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We're almost at the goal. 92% is funded. It's happening.
Big thanks to each and everyone chipping in, all parts of the cake count
and are greatly appreciated. I strongly believe this is a good push for Nix
community.
If you haven't contributed yet, now is the time to help finish the funding:
https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/
Domen
On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 11:15 PM, Domen Kožar <domen@dev.si> wrote:
> We're at 68% of the goal with 34 donations. Thanks!
>
> You can still donate at https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/
>
> I'd like to ask meetup organizers to spread out the word so we can make
> this happen.
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 7:30 AM, Christian Theune <ct@flyingcircus.io>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> don't worry about cleaning up after me. We did this on purpose without
>> knowing whether we could get a proper receipt or not. It's our issue for
>> this time. Next time I'd be happy to send the money to the foundation.
>> Thanks for the offer, but I don't want time to be wasted on cleaning up my
>> mess. :)
>>
>> BTW: I don't care about non-profit. I just care about proper book
>> keeping. ;)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Christian
>>
>> On 14 Jan 2016, at 23:16, Joachim Schiele <js@lastlog.de> wrote:
>>
>> you have to feed the funding through the nixos foundation and then it is
>> tax deducable (at leasat in germany IIRC if the foundation is charitable
>> aka. non-profit).
>> at least this is the case in germany if you give money to a
>> 'gemeinnütziger verein (non-profit club/society)' and they relay the
>> money to whatever you want to sponsor.
>>
>> @rob/@eelco: could you do that money relay for christian theune?
>>
>> On 13.01.2016 12:55, Domen Kožar wrote:
>>
>> We funded (almost) half of the $3500 in one day. Thank you all for
>> donations <3
>>
>> I'd like to ask anyone who didn't donate yet to take a chance to give
>> back the community and help us improve Nix, which is the most low-level
>> part of our infrastructure.
>>
>> If you know someone or a company using Nix, give them a small nudge to
>> help make this happen.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Domen Kožar <domen@dev.si
>> <mailto:domen@dev.si <domen@dev.si>>> wrote:
>>
>> That's a shame, is that for EU or also US? We could handle the
>> donation directly to Shea if someone wants a usable receipt.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Christian Theune
>> <ct@flyingcircus.io <mailto:ct@flyingcircus.io <ct@flyingcircus.io>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> a quick note: as a corporate sponsor, gofundme seems not to
>> provide usable receipts. :(
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Christian
>>
>> On 11 Jan 2016, at 11:47, Domen Kožar <domen@dev.si
>> <mailto:domen@dev.si <domen@dev.si>>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm really excited to announce a (proper!) funding campaign
>> for this issue. Shea Levy stepped up as the implementer, he's
>> familiar with the codebase and currently top 2 contributor to
>> Nix code base.
>>
>> I'd like to invite everyone that is excited about this work
>> (if not, see the link for why you should be) to donate funds
>> at https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/.
>>
>> Contact me if you have any questions, this is a huge step
>> forward for cross-platform support.
>>
>> Thank you Shea Levy and everyone that is going contribute!
>>
>> Domen
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<div dir="ltr">We're almost at the goal. 92% is funded. It's \
happening.<div><br></div><div>Big thanks to each and everyone chipping in, all parts \
of the cake count and are greatly appreciated. I strongly believe this is a good push \
for Nix community.</div><div><br></div><div>If you haven't contributed yet, now \
is the time to help finish the funding: <a \
href="https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/">https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Domen</div></div><div \
class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 11:15 PM, \
Domen Kožar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:domen@dev.si" \
target="_blank">domen@dev.si</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div \
dir="ltr">We're at 68% of the goal with 34 donations. \
Thanks!<div><br></div><div>You can still donate at <a \
href="https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/" \
target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/</a> \
</div><div><br></div><div>I'd like to ask meetup organizers to spread out the \
word so we can make this happen.</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div \
class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 7:30 AM, \
Christian Theune <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ct@flyingcircus.io" \
target="_blank">ct@flyingcircus.io</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div \
style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi,<div><br></div><div>don't worry about cleaning up \
after me. We did this on purpose without knowing whether we could get a proper \
receipt or not. It's our issue for this time. Next time I'd be happy to send the \
money to the foundation. Thanks for the offer, but I don't want time to be wasted on \
cleaning up my mess. :)</div><div><br></div><div>BTW: I don't care about non-profit. \
I just care about proper book keeping. \
;)</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Christian</div><div><div><div><br><div><blockquote \
type="cite"><div>On 14 Jan 2016, at 23:16, Joachim Schiele <<a \
href="mailto:js@lastlog.de" target="_blank">js@lastlog.de</a>> \
wrote:</div><br><div><div>you have to feed the funding through the nixos foundation \
and then it is<br>tax deducable (at leasat in germany IIRC if the foundation is \
charitable<br>aka. non-profit).<br>at least this is the case in germany if you give \
money to a<br>'gemeinnütziger verein (non-profit club/society)' and they \
relay the<br>money to whatever you want to sponsor.<br><br>@rob/@eelco: could you do \
that money relay for christian theune?<br><br>On 13.01.2016 12:55, Domen Kožar \
wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">We funded (almost) half of the $3500 in one day. \
Thank you all for<br>donations <3<br><br>I'd like to ask anyone who didn't \
donate yet to take a chance to give<br>back the community and help us improve Nix, \
which is the most low-level<br>part of our infrastructure.<br><br>If you know someone \
or a company using Nix, give them a small nudge to<br>help make this \
happen.<br><br><br><br>On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Domen Kožar <<a \
href="mailto:domen@dev.si" target="_blank">domen@dev.si</a><br><<a \
href="mailto:domen@dev.si" target="_blank">mailto:domen@dev.si</a>>> \
wrote:<br><br> That's a shame, is that for EU or also US? We could handle \
the<br> donation directly to Shea if someone wants a usable receipt.<br><br> \
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Christian Theune<br> <<a \
href="mailto:ct@flyingcircus.io" target="_blank">ct@flyingcircus.io</a> <<a \
href="mailto:ct@flyingcircus.io" \
target="_blank">mailto:ct@flyingcircus.io</a>>> wrote:<br><br> \
Hi,<br><br> a quick note: as a corporate sponsor, gofundme seems not \
to<br> provide usable receipts. :(<br><br> Cheers,<br> \
Christian<br><br><blockquote type="cite"> On 11 Jan 2016, at 11:47, \
Domen Kožar <<a href="mailto:domen@dev.si" target="_blank">domen@dev.si</a><br> \
<<a href="mailto:domen@dev.si" target="_blank">mailto:domen@dev.si</a>>> \
wrote:<br><br> Hi all,<br><br> I'm really excited to \
announce a (proper!) funding campaign<br> for this issue. Shea Levy \
stepped up as the implementer, he's<br> familiar with the codebase \
and currently top 2 contributor to<br> Nix code base.<br><br> \
I'd like to invite everyone that is excited about this work<br> (if \
not, see the link for why you should be) to donate funds<br> at <a \
href="https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/" \
target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/htuafwrg/</a>.<br><br> Contact \
me if you have any questions, this is a huge step<br> forward for \
cross-platform support.<br><br> Thank you Shea Levy and everyone that \
is going contribute!<br><br> Domen<br> \
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