[FUG-BR] Fw: [FreeBSD-Announce] Be Counted!

[Luiz Otavio O Souza]

> Dear FreeBSD Community,
>
> Millions of systems run FreeBSD.  Hundreds of volunteers contribute to 
> FreeBSD's success.  But what is the size of FreeBSD's user base?  This 
> simple question is very hard to answer, but its answer is vital to the 
> cause of promoting FreeBSD.  It is extremely difficult to convince
> businesses to invest time and money to add FreeBSD support to their 
> products based solely on vague estimates of the size of our community.
> We should know - working to make FreeBSD a more widely supported platform 
> is a task the FreeBSD Foundation has worked on since its inception.
>
> Please help us in our fight to promote FreeBSD.  A donation to the
> FreeBSD Foundation helps fund our work, but it also gives us strength
> in numbers.  Our count of unique donors is a vital indication of the
> size and buying power of our community.  However, we have never broken
> even one thousand donors in any year.  We know in our hearts that this
> is a small fraction of our user base and of those who want to help expand 
> FreeBSD's presence.
>
> So stand up and be counted!  Make a donation.  Encourage other FreeBSD
> users to donate as well.  No donation amount is too large or too small. 
> Just by becoming a donor you are making a powerful statement about the 
> strength of FreeBSD!
>
> You can make a donation by going to: 
> http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/.
>
> To find out more about The FreeBSD Foundation, please visit 
> http://www.freebsdfoundation.org.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Justin T. Gibbs
> President and Founder
> The FreeBSD Foundation


Desculpem o cross-posting, sei que muitos devem ter recebido...

Mas essa é uma mensagem importante e interessante, pois como tento dizer por 
aqui, o importante é participar, como cada um pode ou como dito no e-mail: 
No donation amount is too large or too small.

Ou seja se você tem um cartão de crédito internacional (ou uma conta no 
paypal) não há motivo para você não fazer a doação de 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 
doláres (ou quanto for possível pra você).

Vamos ser contados ? =)