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+=== FreeBSD Foundation
+
+Links: +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/[FreeBSD Foundation] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/[] +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/technology-roadmap/[Technology Roadmap] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/technology-roadmap/[] +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/[Donate] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/[] +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/freebsd-foundation-partnership-program/[Foundation Partnership Program] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/freebsd-foundation-partnership-program/[] +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/journal/[FreeBSD Journal] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/journal/[] +
+link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/events/[Foundation Events] URL: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/events/[]
+
+Contact: Deb Goodkin <deb@FreeBSDFoundation.org>
+
+The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing FreeBSD through technical and non-technical support. Funded entirely by donations, the Foundation supports software development, infrastructure, security, and collaboration efforts; organizes events and developer summits; provides educational resources; and represents the FreeBSD Project in legal matters.
+The following report covers just some of the ways we supported FreeBSD in Q4.
+
+Deb Goodkin here.
+On behalf of the Foundation, I want to start out by saying thank you to this amazing community!
+Your financial contributions have allowed us to step up and take on some significant projects, including large, multi-phase software development work, greater security improvements, and important infrastructure improvements that will continue through 2025.
+We also increased our FreeBSD advocacy efforts over many different technical and social media platforms, including creating more content to promote and advocate for FreeBSD.
+You'll find more information about all of this work below.
+For a more in-depth look at our efforts in 2024, be sure to check out the year-end blog posts and my year-end reflections in the advocacy section below.
+
+We are hiring!
+Check out our jobs page here for our Solutions Specialist and Technical Marketing Manager job postings.
+Plus, we are looking for part-time technical writers and will be opening up another position soon, so keep an eye on this page link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/open-positions/[].
+
+We are still finalizing our 2024 fundraising numbers, but at this writing, we've raised around $1,324,000.
+You might be thinking, why don't we have a final tally now that it's 2025?
+First, we haven't yet received all the checks postmarked 2024 .
+We're also waiting on a few payments from invoices issued last year.
+We'll have a final report in the next quarterly status report.
+
+Thank you to the individuals and organizations that made a financial contribution in Q4!
+We received 325 donations from individuals totaling $120,841 and six financial contributions from organizations totaling $326,000.
+We also received a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Fund.
+
+I would also like to send a shoutout to the anonymous donor who wanted us to help get Framework laptops into developers' hands.
+Pietro Cerutti has been coordinating that effort, and we are close to finalizing the process with Framework so developers can place their orders directly with them.
+
+We also funded almost $5,000 worth of AV equipment for the BSDCon AV team to minimize the amount of equipment needed to rent at each of the two main BSD conferences.
+
+Now, back to our financials.
+We will be publishing 2024 financial documents and reports in Q1.
+Our updated Q1-Q3 2024 Financial reports will be published by the end of January and will better match the budget format.
+The Final 2024 financial reports will be published in early Q2.
+Going forward, our budget and financial reports will provide more details on how funding is allocated to the major software development projects.
+For example, we will include how much was spent on the laptop project each quarter.
+We're working with our accountant to improve our accounting systems to be more transparent on how we spend our money.
+
+We are excited about the opportunities for FreeBSD in 2025 and beyond, and are growing our team to help support the work needed to take advantage of these opportunities.
+However, we need your help to sustain this.
+Our investments will only carry on this work for a year or two at most.
+If your company is invested in the long-term sustainability of FreeBSD, please consider giving a financial contribution so we can ensure it stays the secure, reliable, and innovative platform you depend on.
+Not sure how to go about asking?
+Please reach out.
+We can help you navigate the process.
+
+Please go here to make a donation: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/[].
+To find out more about our Partnership Program, go here: link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-donors/freebsd-foundation-partnership-program/[].
+
+==== Advocacy
+
+During the 4th quarter of 2024, we continued to raise awareness, advocate for the project, showcase users, while also providing educational content to the FreeBSD community.
+Here are some highlights of those efforts.
+
+* Sponsored and helped to organize the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/event-calendar/fall-2024-freebsd-summit/[Fall 2024 FreeBSD Summit] which took place November 7-8, 2024 in San Jose, CA.
+ Check out the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/reflecting-on-the-fall-2024-freebsd-summit-insights-and-innovations/[event recap].
+ Videos are available on the link:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugwS7L7NMXwhtfVdd3m2Ro0TV1XDzl3t&si=FjFDkeaiXqRKS1Lq[FreeBSD YouTube channel].
+* Updated the community on two of the new releases:
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-13-4-whats-new-and-how-did-we-get-here/[FreeBSD 13.4: What's new, and how did we get here?]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-14-2-whats-new-and-how-did-we-get-here/[FreeBSD 14.2: What's new, and how did we get here?]
+* link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/end-user-stories/case-study-how-freebsd-fuels-nyis-success-as-a-managed-infrastructure-services-provider/[Published the NYI Case Study]
+* Shared link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_Code_Audit_Capsicum_Bhyve_FreeBSD_Foundation.pdf[the FreeBSD Foundation 2024 Report on the Security Audit of the Capsicum and bhyve subsystems].
+ Learn more in the Security Audit.
+* Created a series of year end retrospectives on the work we did in 2024.
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/your-impact-on-freebsd-2024-milestones-and-whats-next/[Your Impact on FreeBSD: 2024 Milestones and What's Next]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2024-a-year-of-advocacy-and-growth-for-the-freebsd-foundation/[2024: A Year of Advocacy and Growth for the FreeBSD Foundation]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/celebrating-2024s-collaborative-achievements-at-the-freebsd-foundation/[Celebrating 2024's Collaborative Achievements at the FreeBSD Foundation]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-foundation-a-year-of-sponsored-development-in-2024/[FreeBSD Foundation: A Year of Sponsored Development in 2024]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/reflecting-on-a-successful-2024/[Reflecting on a Successful 2024]
+* Published additional blogs including:
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-your-open-source-project-should-prioritize-security-lessons-from-freebsds-proactive-approach/[Why Your Open Source Project Should Prioritize Security: Lessons from FreeBSD's Proactive Approach]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-freebsd-should-be-the-foundation-for-your-security-product/[Why FreeBSD Should Be the Foundation for Your Security Product]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/celebrating-freebsd-day-with-tara-stella-a-journey-from-linux-to-freebsd/[Celebrating FreeBSD Day with Tara Stella: A Journey from Linux to FreeBSD]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/advancing-cloud-native-containers-on-freebsd-podman-testing-highlights/[Advancing Cloud Native Containers on FreeBSD: Podman Testing Highlights]
+* Participated in the following contributed articles, interviews and podcasts:
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/latest-news/all-things-open-blog-prioritizing-security-lessons-from-freebsds-proactive-approach/[All Things Open Blog: Prioritizing Security: Lessons from FreeBSD's Proactive Approach]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/latest-news/freebsd-foundation-releases-bhyve-and-capsicum-security-audit-funded-by-alpha-omega-project/[FreeBSD Foundation Releases Bhyve and Capsicum Security Audit Funded by Alpha-Omega Project]
+** link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/latest-news/why-we-use-freebsd-over-linux-a-ctos-perspective/[Why We Use FreeBSD Over Linux: A CTO's Perspective]
+* Published the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/october-2024-newsletter/[October 2024], link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/latest-updates/?filter=newsletter#:~:text=November%202024%20Newsletter[November 2024], and link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/latest-updates/?filter=newsletter#:~:text=December%202024%20Newsletter[December 2024] FreeBSD Foundation Newsletters.
+* Released the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/kernel-development/[September/October 2024] issue of the FreeBSD Journal with HTML versions of the articles.
+
+==== OS Improvements
+
+During the fourth quarter of 2024, 382 `src`, 135 `ports`, and 17 `doc` tree commits identified The FreeBSD Foundation as a sponsor.
+
+The Foundation and its investment partners supported four major projects:
+
+* {kib} continued work on an AMD IOMMU driver for FreeBSD, a project jointly funded by AMD and the Foundation.
+This effort aims to enhance support for large-core AMD systems and other scenarios requiring interrupt remapping.
+The driver was link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=0f5116d7efe33c81f0b24b56eec78af37898f500[pushed to the src tree] in early November and continues to undergo testing and refinement.
+
+* link:https://alpha-omega.dev/[Alpha-Omega] and the Foundation have been jointly funding a project to improve FreeBSD security.
+For the latest updates, refer to the <<_security_engineering_at_the_FreeBSD_Foundation,Security Engineering at the FreeBSD Foundation>> entry for the latest updates.
+
+* A project to link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-laptop-support-why-now-freebsds-strategic-move-toward-broader-adoption/[improve FreeBSD laptop usability] began this quarter.
+For details, refer to the <<_laptop_support_and_usability_improvements_project,Laptop Support and Usability Improvements Project>> report entry.
+
+* <<_infrastructure_modernization,Work commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Agency to modernize FreeBSD's infrastructure>> continued this quarter.
+The goal of this work is to help achieve and sustain a manageable bug backlog.
+As part of this effort, The Foundation worked with link:https://bitergia.com/[Bitergia] to analyze and assess open Bugzilla bugs.
+{bofh} finished porting Grimoirelab and deploying link:https://grimoire.freebsd.org/[Grimoire] in the FreeBSD cluster.
+
+Other projects:
+
+* {asiciliano} provided a <<_ports_collection_accessibility_colors_low_vision,FreeBSD Accessibility Project update>>.
+* Aymeric Wibo <obiwac@freebsd.org> began implementing <<_suspendresume_improvements,suspend-to-idle and S0ix sleep support>>.
+* {bz} shared a <<_linuxkpi_802_11_wireless_update, LinuxKPI 802.11 Wireless Update>>.
+* Chih-Hsin Chang <starbops@hey.com> continued work to <<_openstack_on_freebsd,improve OpenStack on FreeBSD>>.
+* {christos} shared an update on work to <<_audio_stack_improvements,improve the FreeBSD audio stack>>.
+* Harald Eilersten <haraldei-fbsd@anduin.net> began working on a project to <<_improve_openjdk_on_freebsd,improve OpenJDK on FreeBSD>>.
+* Isaac Freund <ifreund@freebsdfoundation.org> worked on <<_pkgbase_motivated_improvements_to_pkg,PkgBase-motivated improvements to pkg>>.
+* Jian-Lin Li <ljianlin99@gmail.com> began a project to <<_syzkaller_improvement_on_freebsd,improve Syzkaller on FreeBSD>>.
+* {jrm} spent time on a personal project to <<_improving_common_lisp_infrastructure_in_freebsd_ports,improve Common Lisp support in the ports tree>>.
+* {olce} submitted a report entry describing the work he completed with Baptiste Daroussin to <<_mac_do4_setcred2_mdo1, allow controlled process credentials transitions using the MAC framework>>.
+* Pierre Pronchery <pierre@freebsdfoundation.org> returned to working on a <<_umb4_driver_for_mbim_usb_4g5g_modems,umb(4) driver for MBIM USB 4G/5G modems>> and he shared <<_progress_on_the_freebsd_installer,an update on work to improve the FreeBSD Installer>>.
+* {thj} started <<_wireless_update,porting the iwx WiFi driver from OpenBSD (via Haiku)>>.
+
+Other members of the Foundation's development team contributed to FreeBSD development efforts.
+For example:
+
+* {mhorne} worked with community contributor Julien Cassette to add link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=c5c02a131a0e2ef52771e683269bc8778fe511f3[a RISC-V Allwinner D1 clock and reset driver].
+* {chuck}, {jhb}, and Pierre Pronchery <pierre@freebsdfoundation.org> fixed a few bhyve issues:
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=e94a1d6a7f2eb932850e1db418bf34d5c6991ce8[bounds checks in hda_codec]
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=b0a24be007d83f7929de5b3fc320a29e6868067d[out-of-bounds read in NVMe log page]
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=5374b9e146811757540e35553a7712c5b9b29239[infinite loop in queue processing]
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=b34a4edefb0a40ced9b17ffd640f52fe55edc1f5[buffer overflow in pci_vtcon_control_send]
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=8c8ebbb045185396083cd3e4d333fe1851930ee7[robustness of TRIM handling].
+* In the ports tree, {bofh} converted `USE_OCAML` and `USE_JAVA` to the `USES` framework.
+* {emaste} squashed a couple of man:makefs[8] bugs related to creating ISO9660 filesystems via the man:cd9660[4] driver:
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=2e09cef8dc6f46faba8bab87c42c3f19ba2ffe87[cd9660 filename buffer maximum length]
+** link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=1f31d437428014e864bcce1223cf7017180e2608[cd9660 duplicate directory names].
+
+==== Continuous Integration and Workflow Improvement
+
+As part of our continued support of the FreeBSD Project, the Foundation supports a full-time staff member dedicated to <<_ci,improving the Project's continuous integration system and test infrastructure>>.
+
+==== Legal/FreeBSD IP
+
+The Foundation owns the FreeBSD trademarks, and it is our responsibility to protect them.
+We also provide legal support for the core team to investigate questions that arise.
+
+Go to link:https://freebsdfoundation.org[] to find more about how we support FreeBSD and how we can help you!

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