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Re: KiCad joins the Linux Foundation

 

I am on a mobile screen

ons. 27. nov. 2019 17.01 skrev Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:

> 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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