| From: | "steve(dot)b(at)bitmodeler(dot)com" <steve(dot)b(at)bitmodeler(dot)com> |
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| Subject: | Re: BSD? |
| Date: | 2026-10-18 00:16:20 |
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I will discuss this with the BSD maintainers. Thanks!
On 10/17/26 03:38 PM, Jeremy Stanley wrote:
> On 2026-10-17 17:51:48 +0000 (+0000), steve(dot)b(at)bitmodeler(dot)com wrote:
>> Have you considered adopting a [desktop-capable] BSD into your program?
>>
>> (I ask because of Linus' recent curious comments on the use of AI,
>> and desktop Linux...)
>>
>> I'd also suggest KDE, but it appears they have their own
>> OS-independent fundraising arm...
>
> SPI doesn't seek out projects, rather projects request association
> with SPI. If one of the free/libre open source BSD Unix based
> operating systems sought association with SPI, we wouldn't reject it
> on the basis that it's "not Linux" (note that most of our associated
> projects aren't operating systems at all, much less GNU/Linux
> distributions).
>
> The process by which a project can request association with SPI is
> documented here:
>
> https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/associated-project-howto/
>
> To my knowledge, the reason no BSDs are associated with SPI is that
> none have asked to be.
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