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This is the donation page for FLOSS Manuals. We currently only accept donations towards specific goals. Please see below for current projects we are seeking donations towards.

OLPC / Sugar Book Sprint

We are currently raising money for the OLPC / Sugar Book Sprint to be held in Austin Texas, Aug 24-29. The Book Sprint will bring 6-9 writers together to write several manuals on OLPC and Sugar.

FLOSS Manuals is the official documentation repository for both these projects and we are aiming to build a team in Texas that will complete a series of manuals in an intensive working week and then work together remotely thereafter.

The sprint is organised by Anne Gentle (FLOSS Manuals / Just Write Click) and Adam Hyde (FLOSS Manuals). Writers are mostly coming from the USA and we hope to include the following :

  • Walter Bender (Sugar)
  • David Farning (Sugar)
  • Adam Holt (OLPC)
  • Greg Dekoenigsberg (Redhat)
  • Anne Gentle (FM / JWC)
  • Emily Kaplan (Motorola)
  • David Kramer (Austin XO Users Group)
  • Janet Swisher (Austin XO Users Group)
  • Yama Ploskonka (Austin XO Users Group)
  • Mikus Grinbergs (Austin XO Users Group)
  • Adam Hyde (FM)
  • Mel Chua (OLPC - remote)
  • Robert Nagle (Tech Writer - remote)
  • Scott Nesbitt (Tech Writer - remote)

All manuals created are free (libre + gratis)!

Currently we are looking for donations in $50 (USD) blocks or $500. $500 will get one of the writers to Austin and $50 will help cover some of the accomodation and food costs. 

Item Description Cost
Travel

Walter Bender
$500
David Farning
$500
Adam Holt
$500
Adam Hyde Traveling from EU $1000
Emily Kaplan
$500
Greg Dekoenigsberg
$500
Accommodation


6 people for 6 nights @ $50/night $1800
Food


7 people for 5 days @ $15/day
Lunches are sponsored 		$525




Total $5825

Please donate!

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