The OpenBSD Foundation


Foundation Activities

The foundation funds a number of activities for OpenBSD to ensure that we have infrastructure to support development, and that developers can meet and move the OS forward.


2023

The Foundation's fund raising activities for 2023 are ongoing.

2022

The Foundation recieved $398,928 in new donations during its 2022 Fund raising Campaign. During 2022 the foundation paid out $351,842 to support its activities.

  • The foundation provided funding for developer support for 2022.
  • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
  • The foundation funded hardware upgrades and replacements for the primary site.
  • The foundation funded the electrical costs for the primary sites.
  • The foundation funded OpenBSD networking costs for the primary sites.
  • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
  • The foundation funded OpenBSD's ARIN fees.
  • The foundation funded developer expenses for r2k22: hackathon, Jun 25 - Jul 1, 2022, Bruges, Belgium.
  • The foundation funded developer expenses for g2k22: hackathon, Aug 29 - Sep 4, 2022, Burg Liebenzell, Germany.
  • The foundation funded developer expenses for h2k22: hackathon, Nov 5 - 12, 2022, Lousa, Portugal
    2021

    The Foundation recieved $580,958 in new donations during its 2021 Fund raising Campaign. During 2021 the foundation paid out $267,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation provided funding for developer support for 2021.
    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded hardware upgrades and replacements for the primary site.
    • The foundation funded the electrical costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's ARIN fees.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses for k2k21: hackathon Aug 29 - Sep 4, 2021, Burg Liebenzell, Germany
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for h2k21: hackathon Oct 20 - Oct 28, 2021, Gouveia, Portugal
    2020

    The Foundation received $309,500 in new donations during its 2020 Fund raising Campaign. During 2020 the foundation paid out $207,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation provided funding for developer support for 2020.
    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded hardware upgrades and replacements for the primary site.
    • The foundation funded the electrical costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's ARIN fees.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for u2k20: uckermark hackathon, Jan 12 - 17, 2020, Uckermark, Germany
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for a2k20: antipodian hackathon, Jan 20 - 27, Hobart, Tasmania
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for k2k20: german mini hackathon, Sep 11 - 17, 2020, Burg Liebenzell, Germany
    2019

    The Foundation received $692,000 in new donations during its 2019 Fund raising Campaign. During 2019 the foundation paid out $325,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation provided funding for developer support for 2019.
    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded hardware upgrades and replacements for the primary site.
    • The foundation funded the electrical costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's ARIN fees.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for a2k19: antipodean mini hackathon, Jan 17-24, 2019 Wellington, New Zealand
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for t2k19: Taipei mini hackathon, Mar 28 - Apr 5, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for g2k19: general hackathon, May 7 - 14, 2019, Ottawa, Canada
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for p2k19: ports hackathon, Nov 5 - 12, 2019, Bucharest, Romania
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for e2k19: elk lakes cabin hackathon, Nov 25 - 30, 2019, Elk Lakes Cabin, BC
    2018

    The Foundation received $503,000 in new donations during its 2018 Fund raising Campaign.
    During 2018 the Foundation supported the following activities.

    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of developer laptops, servers and hardware devices.
    • The foundation funded the continuing development for amdgpu / vega support.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of the project's aging mail server.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for a2k18: antipodean hackathon Feb 5-11, 2018 Dunedin, New Zealand.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for p2k18: ports (and pledge) hackathon Apr 23-29, 2018 Nantes, France.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for g2k18: general hackathon Jul 8-13, 2018 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for n2k18: network hackathon Sept 6-11, 2018 Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses for l2k18: libressl mini hackathon Nov 3-11, 2018, Edmonton, Canada.
    • The foundation funded the electrical costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded UPS battery replacement at primary sites.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's ARIN fees.
    2017

    The Foundation received $376,000 in new donations during its 2017 Fundraising Campaign.
    During 2017 the Foundation paid out $201,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of several developer laptops.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the p2k17 Ports Hackathon in Berlin, Germany.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses for the d2k17 Network Hackathon in Starnberg, Germany.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the t2k17 General Hackathon in Toronto, Canada.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the a2k17 Antipodean Hackathon in Brisbane, Australia.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded the electrical costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded server replacements and enhancements at the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of aging network components at the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of aging UPS components at the primary sites.
    2016

    The Foundation received $573,000 in new donations during its 2016 Fundraising Campaign.
    During 2016 the Foundation paid out $207,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the p2k16 Ports Hackathon in Nantes, France.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the n2k16 Network Hackathon in Prague, Czech Republic.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the g2k15 General Hackathon in Cambridge, UK.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the b2k16 Ports Hackathon in Budapest, Hungary.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the l2k16 LibreSSL Hackathon in Toulouse, France.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded dedicated programmer resources for improving UTF-8 support.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded the installation of a high speed fibre connection to the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded server replacements and enhancements at the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of aging network components at the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded a major rework of the electrical infrastructure at the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded the replacement of the A/C system at the primary sites.
    2015

    The Foundation received $256,000 in new donations during its 2015 Fundraising Campaign.
    During 2015 the Foundation paid out $240,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation was a participating organization in Google Summer of Code, 2015, with 5 participating students.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the n2k15 Network MP Hackathon in Hannover, Germany.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the u2k15 UTF-8 Hackathon in Berlin, Germany.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the l2k15 LibreSSL Hackathon in Varazdin, Croatia.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the c2k15 General Hackathon in Calgary, Canada.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the p2k15 Ports Hackathon in Exeter, UK.
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the s2k15 Southern Hackathon in Brisbane, Australia.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The foundation funded dedicated programmer resources for improving the network stack for MP.
    • The foundation funded dedicated programmer resources for creating a virtual machine implementation.
    • The foundation funded a new server farm for the UofT OpenBSD mirror.
    2014

    During 2014 The Foundation received $397,000 in new donations during its 2014 Fundraising Campaign.
    During 2014 the Foundation paid out $129,000 to support its activities.

    • The foundation has funded the acquisition of two new higher speed network links for the project.
    • The foundation funded several development machines for OpenBSD developers who required access to specific resources for OpenBSD Development.
    • The foundation funded extensive improvements to the project's development and build infrastructure. This included:
      • Replacement of all UPS equipment some of which had exhibited periodic spontaneous combustion.
      • Replacement of many build and development machines, many of which were 10+ years old.
      • New core 10GB switch optics for donated switch
      • Serial Console and OOB network monitoring machine.
      • Replacement of ageing network switches and rack replacement wiring.
    • The foundation was a participating organization in Google Summer of Code, 2014, with 5 participating students.
    • The foundation is transitioning to the New Canadian Federal Not For Profit Act
    • The foundation funded developer expenses and venue for the g2k14 General Hackathon in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    • The foundation funded the purchase of new equipment for a release signing infrastructure. Some equipment for this was independently purchased by M:Tier.
    • The foundation funded a new out-of-band console network for the Project's development and build facilities.
    • The foundation funded some developer expenses for the n2k14 Hackathon in Dunedin, New Zealand..
    • The foundation funded developer accommodation and event expenses for the b2k13 Hackathon in Berlin, Germany.
    • The foundation funded the 2013 electrical costs for the project's build and development infrastructure.
    • The foundation funded developer accommodation and event expenses for the m2k14 Hackathon in Marrakesh, Morocco.
    • The foundation funded OpenBSD's networking costs for the primary sites.
    • The foundation funded continued membership in Cybera, which enables OpenBSD to connect directly to Internet 2 for better educational institution connectivity.
    • The Foundation will be receiving support from the Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative. A request was made to support the software developed in the OpenBSD ecosystem which is used by the rest of the community, especially OpenSSH. The CII funding will support infrastructure and network improvements to benefit the projects. The CII has also funded a modest fellowship for project lead Theo de Raadt.
    • The Foundation has requested funding from the Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative to support accelerated development of LibreSSL.
    2013

    During 2013 The Foundation received $30,949 in new donations and received $32,000 in donations from the Old OpenBSD PayPal for a total of $62,949 in revenue.
    During 2013 the Foundation paid out $54,914 to support its activities.

    2012

    During 2012 The Foundation received $19,851 in donations.
    During 2012 the Foundation paid out $40,700 to support its activities.