diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/freebsd-foundation.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/freebsd-foundation.adoc new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/freebsd-foundation.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +=== 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 + +The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the FreeBSD Project and worldwide community, and helping to advance the state of FreeBSD. +We do this in both technical and non-technical ways. +We are 100% supported by donations from individuals and corporations and those investments help us fund the: + +* Software development projects to implement features and functionality in FreeBSD +* Sponsor and organize conferences and developer summits to provide collaborative opportunities and promote FreeBSD +* Purchase and support of hardware to improve and maintain FreeBSD infrastructure +* Resources to improve security, quality assurance, and continuous integration efforts +* Materials and staff needed to promote, educate, and advocate for FreeBSD +* Collaboration between commercial vendors and FreeBSD developers +* Representation of the FreeBSD Project in executing contracts, license agreements, and other legal arrangements that require a recognized legal entity + +==== OS Improvements + +* {bofh} has worked on various parts of the project. +** Finished deploying Grimoirelab by link:https://bitergia.com/[Bitergia] to analyze and assess open Bugzilla bugs. + By implementing improved issue management processes and establishing open-source tooling for the long term, the goal is to achieve and sustain a manageable bug backlog. + The URL is available for everyone at link:https://grimoire.freebsd.org/[Grimoire]. Foundation also plans to add more analytics specifically on git commits. +** The CIS Benchmark Guide for FreeBSD was updated to address some errors which were missed while the initial guide was missed. +** Worked on the FreeBSD CI system to make pre-commit CI available for all developers, which will help developers to catch issues before they are committed. +** Finished merging some old backlogs of the ports tree, specially moving USE_JAVA and USE_OCAML to USES framework. + +==== 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 improving the Project's continuous integration system and test infrastructure. + +==== Advocacy + +==== 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!