Update #2: Thank you to our community angels
We've completed our Community Angel round of Kickstarter funding, and I want to take a moment to thank everybody who donated, spread the word, evangelized and joined the discussion. It is amazing to see a worldwide community coalesce around supporting Freedom and developing this technology.
Getting these funds has enabled us to start moving ahead on a number of fronts at once. Our technical advisory and community organization groups are well on their way, and our translation team is now 50 strong and busy with the videos on our new media page. Generally, there is a lot going on at the foundation and plenty of ways for everyone in the community to join in.
We will be contacting all of our donors individually in the next few days to work out details for sending the kickstarter rewards. A quick reminder that some of the pledges will not ship until the first version of the software is ready in a few months while the larger items, like the tee shirts and bags, should ship out in April.
Anyone who missed out on the pledge drive, or wants to contribute funds to the foundation directly can now donate via paypal on our site.
Thanks again to everybody involved and interested in this project! Your support is what makes this work. If you want a more interactive discussion than this announcement, sign up to our development list. or join us in #freedombox on oftc.net.
Sincerely,
Ian and the rest of the team at FreedomBox Foundation
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on March 19, 2011.
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Help. Every dollar does and everyone who gives will be thanked in the release notes for the 0.1 version of the Freedom Box software on our website.
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Thanked in the release notes, plus: Limited edition Freedom Box "Angel" sticker so you can show the world that you knew freedom back when it was underground.
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Everything above, plus: A custom made FreedomBox Foundation MicroSD card reader so you can keep your freedom running in style and a MicroSD card loaded with Freedom Box software so you can get involved using your computer and internet connection as well as with your funds. (Free US shipping. Canada and Mexico please add $5, other international pledges, please add $10.)
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Everything above, plus: A limited edition Freedom Box "Angel" tee shirt. Take your freedom with you to the streets. (Free US shipping. Canada and Mexico please add $10, for other international pledges, please add $15.)
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Everything above, plus: Master your software, not the other way around. We are going to make a limited run of CDs for the first Freedom Box software release. These "Master" CD, which will include on them the release notes thanking all contributers, will be signed by the FreedomBox Foundation team as a special thanks. (Free US shipping. Canada and Mexico please add $10, other international pledges, please add $15.)
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Everything above, plus: Take your freedoms with you! $200 or more and you will need a bag to carry all our thanks and thank yous. So that is just what you'll get, a limited edition Freedom Box "Angel" bag. (Free US shipping, Canada and Mexico please add $15, other international pledges, please add $20.)
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Everything above, plus: We're fond of pointing out that the plug computer hardware needed to run a project like the Freedom Box already exists and for $1,000 we'll make a custom one with the FreedomBox design so you can get your own Freedom Box up and running. (Shipping included)
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In honor of your generosity, the FreedomBox Foundation team will personally sign your custom plug computer and we will laser etch each one with a serial number to show that you helped at the very beginning. First pledged, first in line for early numbered plugs. (Shipping included) (Note: this reward replaces the unsigned plug computer offered at the previous pledge level but does include all other rewards above it on the list)
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Signed hardware, everything from the $500 level and below, plus: For those truly inspired by the idea of a FreedomBox, this is your chance to sit down in New York and have dinner with the founder of the freedombox movement. Dinner will take place in New York City, though we may be able to organize a webcam presence, or other arrangement, if travel to NYC is a problem. The restaurant will ultimately be Eben's choice but suggestions are welcome.
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At the moment, the FreedomBox Foundation team consists of Eben Moglen, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and founder of the Software Freedom Law Center, and a volunteer staff helping to coordinate and organize all the interested developers and testers. The interest level is high but organizing and coordinating work can be a little like herding cats, which is part of why we're reaching out for community support to scale up the infrastructure and bring everyone together.
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