<div>                Thanks for offering to do this.  I've been pondering how to hire human resources to support OI, but somewhat reluctant to post about it as I tried 8-10 years ago without success.<br><br>I am *very* interested in contributing money to such an organization on an annual basis at around $200/yr.   In particular I think we need a tech writer to clean up the documentation, especially the wiki.  Being able to hire developers would be a huge boon.  But if we just cleaned up the ancient cruft in the wiki it would make life much easier.<br><br>My personal view is that without financial support from the user community OI is in serious jeopardy.  That would distress me greatly.  For me, contributing money is much less of a burden than trying to work on stuff myself.<br><br>Reg<br><br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 11:50:02 AM CDT, Gerard Arthus <garthus801@gmail.com> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div id="yiv1327372155"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">I have been using Solaris since 1999 and was always impressed with its stability. If there is interest in putting together a Foundation or organization for Open Indiana, I will take care of all of the legal aspects concerning its establishment; however there will have to be other interested people willing to place their names on the governing body of such an organization.  Anyone interested should contact me through this list or you can use my personal email. The tax deductible aspect is what can actually attract funding and this can be accomplished with a little work. I would much prefer an organization where the people running it are volunteers and all proceeds will go   to the maintenance of the OI codebase and related software applications.</div><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br></div><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">We can get this going with at least 3-4 individuals; if there is interest I can start putting something together.</div><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br></div><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Best wishes,</div><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br></div><div class="yiv1327372155gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Gerry<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="yiv1327372155gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Gerard Arthus<br>409 Lowell Avenue East<br>Mishawaka, Indiana<br></div><div>United States<br></div><div dir="ltr">46545<br>Cell - 574-302-7731<br>Home - <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">574-520-1337</a><br><br><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Instructor ITT-Tech - Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering.</div><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" ymailto="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com">garthus801@gmail.com</a><br>Notary The State of Indiana #685426<br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://www.OpenEducation.org">http://www.OpenEducation.org</a><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://openeducation.org/moodle/">http://openeducation.org/moodle/</a> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">(For Course Portal)</span></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);"> Log In as Guest</span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro">http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro</a><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/gerard.arthus">http://www.facebook.com/gerard.arthus</a><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardphilosophicalwritings">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardphilosophicalwritings</a> <span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">(Philosophical Discussions)<span></span></span></span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpoems">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpoems</a><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> (Poems)</span></span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardzoe?sort=titleSorter">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardzoe?sort=titleSorter</a><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255);"> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">(Zoe Book)</span></span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/@garthus1&tab=collections">https://archive.org/details/@garthus1&tab=collections</a><span style="color:rgb(255,153,0);"> (Gerard Arthus Collections Page)</span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=hacking%20the%20world%20garthus">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardhack</a> (Hacking The World)<br><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;display:inline;"></div><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardmedical&tab=about">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardmedical&tab=about</a><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;display:inline;"> <span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);">(Medical Records)</span><br></div><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardrec&tab=collection">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardrec&tab=collection</a><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;display:inline;"> <span style="color:rgb(204,0,0);">(Musical Recordings)</span></div><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpackagingandinstructionmanuals">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpackagingandinstructionmanuals</a><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0);"> <span style="color:rgb(120,63,4);">(Packaging Collection)</span></span><br><span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/@garthus1&tab=uploads">https://archive.org/details/@garthus1&tab=uploads</a>  <span style="color:rgb(69,129,142);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">(All Items Uploaded to Date)</span></span></span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/What_Have_We_Wrought_">https://archive.org/details/What_Have_We_Wrought_</a> <span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);">(Selected Poem)</span></span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/A_World_Where_We_Consume_Our_Hearts_">https://archive.org/details/A_World_Where_We_Consume_Our_Hearts_</a> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);">(Selected Poem)</span><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/Here_There_Is_No_Lesson_To_Be_Learned_">https://archive.org/details/Here_There_Is_No_Lesson_To_Be_Learned_</a> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);">(Selected Poem)<br></span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/Deception_And_The_Self_Created_Terrorist_Threat_American_Complicity_In_World_W">https://archive.org/details/Deception_And_The_Self_Created_Terrorist_Threat_American_Complicity_In_World_W</a> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);">(Selected Poem)<br></span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/Solitary_Horsemen_Reflections_On_Life_In_Cyberspace">https://archive.org/details/Solitary_Horsemen_Reflections_On_Life_In_Cyberspace</a> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);">(Selected Poem)</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>oi-dev mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:oi-dev@openindiana.org" href="mailto:oi-dev@openindiana.org">oi-dev@openindiana.org</a><br><a href="https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/oi-dev" target="_blank">https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/oi-dev</a><br></div>            </div>                </div>