The FreeBSD Foundation has released their updates for the month of August. This include development progress on the FreeBSD tool chain, Clang, LLVM, fundraising initiatives and ways to reach their goals, welcoming new board members Kylie Liang and Philip Paeps, FreeBSD advocacy, and a word from Glen Barber of the Release Engineering team. Download the PDF below for the full report.

Dear FreeBSD Community Member,

Normally, August is a slow month for companies, but not here at the Foundation! We were busy at the Cambridge Developer Summit, working non-stop preparing for the FreeBSD 11.0 release, implementing many changes and improvements to the operating system, creating new advocacy literature to hand out at upcoming conferences, and of course, fundraising.

Please take a minute or two to read through all the work we did this past month to support FreeBSD. Then share on social media and with your company to help us promote our work and encourage individuals and companies to make a financial contribution to help us continue our efforts.

Deb

FreeBSD Foundation August 2016 Update – https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FreeBSD-Foundation-August-2016-Update.pdf

https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/freebsd-foundation-update-august-2016/

The FreeBSD Foundation has released their recap for the month of July. This edition includes development project updates focusing on security, HOPE XI and Texas Linuxfest conference summaries, and release engineering updates. In addition, they are kicking off the mid-year campaign for the Foundation fundraiser.

Dear FreeBSD Community Member,

It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through 2016. Along with all of the summer fun, July is also the perfect opportunity to take a look at what we’ve accomplished so far and determine where we need to focus our efforts for the rest of the year. From increasing our presence at non-BSD events to funding new development projects, to making it easier to get started using FreeBSD, we’re definitely making progress towards our goals. However, our progress can only go as far as our funding allows. This is where you come in. We hope as you finish reading the latest update, you’ll take a minute to donate, and help us grow and improve the OS you love as much as we do.

Deb

FreeBSD Foundation July 2016 Update – https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/FreeBSD-Foundation-July-2016-Update.pdf

I’m pleased to announce the kickoff of our mid-year fundraising campaign! We are more than halfway through the year, but we’ve only raised $265,000 towards our goal of raising $1,250,000. We are reaching out to you, the FreeBSD community, to help us promote our work and to make a donation so we can continue supporting FreeBSD.

Mid-Year Fundraising Campaign Kick-Off – https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/mid-year-fundraising-campaign-kick-off/

The FreeBSD Foundation requests comments and feedback from users that will help further the project’s initiatives. The deadline to complete this survey is July 7, 2016.

Hi everyone,
The FreeBSD Foundation needs your input. Please help us by filling out the 2016 FreeBSD Community Survey. The survey should only take about 10 minutes, and will help us determine the direction of our efforts in supporting the Project and community.  Please submit all responses by July, 7, 2016. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/freebsd2016

We appreciate your feedback! 


Thanks
Anne

Anne Dickison
Marketing Director
FreeBSD Foundation

Original announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2016-June/001727.html

The FreeBSD Foundation has released their latest newsletter update for the month of May 2016. In this letter are development project updates, OSCon recap, Faces of FreeBSD – Michael Lucas, and current fundraising initiatives. The PDF is linked below.

Dear FreeBSD Community Member,

I think spring is finally winning over winter here in Colorado, and it’s getting us in the spirit of preparing for our spring fundraising campaign! We accomplished a lot this past month, including continued work on the FreeBSD/arm64 port project, promoting FreeBSD at technical conferences, connecting with other open source community members, facilitating technical discussions with the community and commercial users, and working on our strategic plan. Take a minute to read about the work we accomplished this past month, and please consider making a donation to the Foundation so we can continue this work!

Deb

FreeBSD Foundation May 2016 Update – https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FreeBSD-Foundation-May-2016-Update.pdf

Michael W. Lucas, critically acclaimed author of many BSD books, is featured in this edition of Faces of FreeBSD. The FreeBSD Foundation gives a history of how Lucas started and his many contributions to the FreeBSD world. Read his full story in the link below.

Faces of FreeBSD

Back by popular demand, we’re again sharing a story from someone involved in FreeBSD with our Faces of FreeBSD series. It may be a story from someone who’s received funding from us to work on development projects, run conferences, travel to conferences, or advocate for FreeBSD. Or, it may be from someone who gives back to FreeBSD financially or in another way.  Regardless, it is always from someone who is making a positive difference in the FreeBSD world.

Here’s a chance to get to know your fellow FreeBSD enthusiasts. Sit back and enjoy the next 2016 Faces of FreeBSD story.

Michael’s Story

My name is Michael W Lucas. I’m originally from Rochester, Michigan, USA, a little farm town outside Detroit, Michigan. As a kid, I’d bike past the grain elevator and see the great big pallets of Purina Monkey Chow next to the train tracks. When I asked my dad about them, he sent me out into the woods and fields to find the monkey farm…

Faces of FreeBSD – Michael W Lucas: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/faces-of-freebsd-2016-michael-lucas/