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    Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Spawned from the recent multitude of threads on the potential inclusion of proprietary drivers in Feisty I decided it might be a good time to see if the community is willing to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to freedom.

    There's an existing project to create a free nvidia driver called Nouveau. However this is a big task and I think they could benefit from some moeny to buy hardware and maybe pay for some development.

    Doing a collective pledge would allow us to present the project with an offer of some magnitude which they can then decide to accept or decline - in case they decline it no money is lost.

    The target is a mere 1000 pledgers of $10 USD each, just looking at this forum with currently 144,516 active members that is less than 0.7% of that pool who needs to pledge in order to reach that goal. I think that is quite attainable and I do hope people here will feel the same way.

    Let's show the world why the open source community is so great to be part of.

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    Last edited by gnomeuser; November 14th, 2006 at 04:29 PM. Reason: doh.. it helps if I actually link to the pledge
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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    A great idea. I'm in!
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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    I'd be willing to pledge. Can you use PayPal as a form of payment?

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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Good move, signed.
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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by BarfBag View Post
    I'd be willing to pledge. Can you use PayPal as a form of payment?
    When we reach the required amount of pledgers I will figure out a way to get the pledges collected. I imagine paypal would be an easy to use option but lets just get to 1000 first.

    I'll do all the legwork so there is no need to worry - for me the biggest objective with this pledge is to show that the community can do something like this to ensure the freedom we speak so highly about. That part would warm my heart and it's all I get out of it since I don't own an nvidia card.

    I'm extremely happy to see so much interest. Thank you all.
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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Got it signed before, you don't have to commit money right now, once we have met the 1,000 people then we figure out the payment methods etc.
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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    If anyone feels like posting to their favorite relevant forums, baring it doesn't break the rules there naturally, that would be really helpful.

    Just remember I have not talked to Nouveau yet, but I don't consider that a problem. I would rather go to them with a pledge of 1000 people and see if they want it, than an empty promise now. If they decline it naturally no money is lost since it's a pledge drive but your willingness to give and kindness is still appricated all the same.
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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Pledged.

    This thread shouldn't be allowed to fall off the front page!

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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by GeneralZod View Post
    Pledged.

    This thread shouldn't be allowed to fall off the front page!
    I agree. Wonder if any mods would be willing to pin it.

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    Re: Pledge drive: Help create open nvidia drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by GeneralZod View Post
    Pledged.

    This thread shouldn't be allowed to fall off the front page!
    What about a sticky? It's a major project for future Linux development so it is justified I think.
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