The New Economy
The following is an account of money I’ve donated to various on-line people or organizations, sometimes in exchange for services or software, or sometimes just for “charity”. I call this page “The New Economy” because it represents how I repay amateurs and professionals alike for building the communities that I am a part of. The purpose of this page is two-fold: (1) to keep track of money I’ve donated, and (2) to encourage others to do the same.
What communities do you benefit from and participate in? Can you contribute financially in some small way?
My 2008 donations
- $30 USD — EveryDNS.net (provider of free DNS services)
My 2007 donations
- $15 USD — Indy musician Jonathan Coulton
My 2006 donations
- $15 USD — The OpenBSD Project
My 2005 donations
- $15 USD — Creative Commons
- $10 USD — The NetBSD Project
- $20 USD — IT Conversations
- $25 USD — Roy Batchelor and Boot Liquor Radio
My 2004 donations
- $100 USD — The FreeBSD Foundation
- $ 10 USD — Jeff Kirvin and writingonyourpalm.net
- $ 5 USD — Denis Bakin and his VD Image Viewer for PalmOS
Pre-2004 donations
- I’ve donated oodles of money to community radio station CJSR over the years because CJSR rocks!
