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Message #42775
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
The attempt I took on adding TLF is live.
On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 8:45 AM Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Sujith,
>
> I got it. Thank you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wayne
>
> On 11/22/19 10:09 PM, Sujith Anandan wrote:
> > Hello Wayne,
> >
> > I have already added you as page admin, please accept the request you
> > will get in facebook.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Sujith
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 5:15 AM Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> > I was wondering about that myself. We can try a donate page and see
> how
> > it works. We can always change it if we don't like it.
> >
> > On 11/22/19 3:53 PM, Mark Roszko wrote:
> > > I'm not sure about adding a second button in the header.
> > >
> > > I am envisioning creating a "Donate" page with both CERN and Linux
> > > foundation options presented clearly with one big button for each
> > and a
> > > small blurb for what each does. The header will go to this
> > intermediate
> > > page.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM Wayne Stambaugh
> > <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/22/19 2:39 PM, Mark Roszko wrote:
> > > >> I need to add a "Donate via Linux Foundation" button to the
> > KiCad
> > > > website main page.
> > > >
> > > > But is it in addition to or to replace CERN?
> > >
> > > In addition to.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 12:03 PM Wayne Stambaugh
> > > <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
> > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>
> > > > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
> > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I just pushed a blog post to the KiCad website that
> > KiCad has
> > > joined the
> > > > Linux Foundation so consider this the official
> > announcement. The
> > > > project did this to give donors a choice of how they
> want to
> > > donate to
> > > > KiCad and it gives us some more flexibility on how we can
> > > spend donation
> > > > money. This does not in any way change our relationship
> > with
> > > CERN and
> > > > you can continue to donate via CERN if that is your
> > > preference. You
> > > > should be seeing announcements from the Linux Foundation
> > shortly.
> > > >
> > > > I need to add a "Donate via Linux Foundation" button to
> > the KiCad
> > > > website main page. If someone would please point me to
> the
> > > correct
> > > > place in the website source where I need to do this, I
> would
> > > appreciate
> > > > it. If you would rather do it yourself, the KiCad LF
> > donation
> > > link is
> > > > https://funding.communitybridge.org/projects/kicad.
> > > >
> > > > Who has the account login information for the KiCad
> Facebook
> > > page? I
> > > > didn't create this so it would be nice if I had edit
> > access so
> > > I could
> > > > post announcements there instead of asking someone else
> > to do it.
> > > >
> > > > I hope joining the Linux Foundation will improve our
> > potential
> > > donor
> > > > visibility so we can continue to grow the KiCad project.
> > > Thank you all
> > > > for your continued support.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Wayne
> > > >
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