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So, just a follow up. According to matt, we got around $2,000 USD right now in the PBC overnight, and there are still more payments processing. I paid the Linode bill this morning. So, funding problem: solved. We should be set for the foreseeable future as far as money goes!
Seriously guys, you stepped up, and I am thankful. Since I'm here, a quick update on what's going on: Right now, we're mostly just waiting for paperwork to go through as far as handing the site to a newly-created, not-for-profit. It's slow work and I'm not directly involved, but I've seen that there has been a fair number of articles on the subject so I'm pretty happy that everyone is aware of what's going on.
I could write more, but I think I'm going to keep this short and sweet for now. Once I have a final total, I'll post it.
- N
Addition: We have been asked if people can donate anonymously without having an account. The answer is "Yes". Click the subscription link and then make a gift subscription to another account (It defaults to NCommander but you can choose any account). Pay via stripe using an anonymous username.
(Score: 2) by OrugTor on Thursday March 07 2024, @05:01PM (1 child)
The amount given is certainly impressive but it underscores the low subscription performance before the crisis. The community needs to do a better job of financial support ongoing if it wants to avoid a repeat of the near-death experience.
Huge thanks to janrinok, NCommander and the staff for getting us through these trying times.
(Score: 5, Informative) by janrinok on Thursday March 07 2024, @05:54PM
To be fair, we had asked the community to stop making submissions because we all thought that the handover would have been accomplished far more quickly than has been the case. Historically, we would have a push every 6 months (organised by Martyb) to collect subscriptions to get us through the next 6 months. We usually achieved it although it was up to the wire on occasions.
I agree that in a perfect world subscriptions would be flowing in more evenly but I think that is down more to human nature than anything else.
Finally, it might be NCommander and myself getting the headlines but I would like to thank everybody both on the staff and in the community for their support. Certainly on the staff side of things there are more people involved than you might think. From the community perspective, it is those people who are making submissions that has given the staff a bit more time to look after the reorganisation. And without the discussions there would be no reason to have a site at all. Many people contribute in some way or other.
I am happy to be where we are today although there are a few more hurdles to overcome before I can sit back and take a break.
I am not interested in knowing who people are or where they live. My interest starts and stops at our servers.