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Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation

From: Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:50:02 -0500
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I don't know how the donate window renders on your combination of
browser and platform but given the width of the window that I'm seeing
using Chrome on Linux, abbreviating Linux Foundation wont reduce the
size of the window.  If we need to abbreviate to prevent layout issues,
that's fine.

On 11/27/19 9:16 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> Maybe to keep the button name short use the strings:
> Donate via TLF
> Donate via CERN
> 
> ons. 27. nov. 2019 15.06 skrev Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> 
>     Hi Mark,
> 
>     I noticed you made some changes to the latest donations window which are
>     definitely an improvement.  I'm wondering if we should also change the
>     donate buttons to "Donate via Linux Foundation" and "Donate via CERN" to
>     distinguish them.  I know that they are separated people tend to not
>     read things despite our best intentions.
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     Wayne
> 
>     On 11/23/19 8:49 PM, Mark Roszko wrote:
>     > The attempt I took on adding TLF is live.
>     >
>     > On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 8:45 AM Wayne Stambaugh
>     <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>     > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto: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>
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     >     > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto: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>>
>     >     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >     >     > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     >     <mailto: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>>>
>     >     >     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     >     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>>>
>     >     >     >     > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>     >     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>     >     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>>
>     >     >     <mailto: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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Follow ups

Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Nick Østergaard, 2019-11-27

References

KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Wayne Stambaugh, 2019-11-22
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Mark Roszko, 2019-11-22
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Wayne Stambaugh, 2019-11-22
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Mark Roszko, 2019-11-22
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Wayne Stambaugh, 2019-11-22
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Sujith Anandan, 2019-11-23
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Wayne Stambaugh, 2019-11-23
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Mark Roszko, 2019-11-24
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Wayne Stambaugh, 2019-11-27
Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation
From: Nick Østergaard, 2019-11-27