Re: GNUstep Quarterly Report, Mar 05

[Adam Fedor]

At the time I sent this, I didn't know how much money we had collected 
from the FSF. As of March 31 we have about $900 US in funds. If you 
have any suggestions or comments, let me know.

One idea to help with the server farm is to use sourceforge, but we 
need a project registered here to access it.  I was also thinking about 
buying a computer for someone, with a 'critical' OS that we want to 
support better...


On Mar 31, 2005, at 9:58 AM, Adam Fedor wrote:

>                 Quarterly Report, GNUstep Project
>                         Mar 31, 2005
>
> Summary
> ========
>
> The GNUstep Project decided to start accepting donations as of 
> November, 2004 in order to finance some parts of out project that 
> could not be adequately addressed by volunteers. Current projects that 
> require funds are:
>
> (A) A new icon set that is more modern, yet still retains the simple, 
> quality feel of the original NeXT look.
> (B) Buying or renting a server farm for testing GNUstep on various 
> platforms
>
> Progress on both these projects is slower than expected, but this is 
> mostly due to time limitations. We believe we have or will have 
> adequate funds for these projects.
>
> Overall, GNUstep is growing steadily and has recently gained quite a 
> few new users. This is partially due to recent press (slashdot.org, 
> etc) and our presence at the FOSDEM conference in Belgium. GNUstep has 
> also released a new package compilation, called GNUstep Startup, which 
> makes it easier to install the core GNUstep system, as well as a 
> complete Windows installer for 'one-click' installation of GNUstep 
> onto Windows machines. Our focus for the next quarter will be on 
> improved packaging, i.e. getting the system to compile and run 
> flawlessly on a target set of platforms, despite variations in the 
> underlying system
>
>
> Details
> ======
>
> As of the end of the quarter, the GNUstep project has spent the 
> following funds (all amounts in USD):
>
> (A) Icon project (paid to ik at jasperhauser.nl):               $150
>
> The current balance on the Icon project is $250, which will be paid 
> when the icons are complete (time frame unknown at this point).