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Contents:
  Semi-annual plea for donations, and other help. (Patrick Babcock)


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*** Condition: Critical ***
       Projected 2013 Budget  $3,235.00
 Expended against projection ($1,238.53)
      Unplanned expenditures ($   95.77)
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) ($ 944.89)
HBD, Inc. is projected to be bankrupt August 2014
 
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:21:51 -0400
From: Patrick Babcock <patrick.babcock at gmail.com>
Subject: Semi-annual plea for donations, and other help.

Greetings, Beerlings! Take me to your wallet..

For anyone who may have peeked in on the Finances page, the HBD coffers are
on the wane. We could definitely use any donation you can spare - and, if
you itemize on your US taxes, any donation you make is deductible to the
full extent allowable under the law - see the Disclosures link on the HBD
website for the IRS determination letter.

Also, the pace of life is keeping me from doing as much with the code as
required to port the HBD and Brews and Views to new systems. I am looking
for some coding help:

The current system for the HBD is a redhat-flavor, sendmail-based server.
The target is Ubuntu (Debian-flavored), postfix based virtual server
operating under Virtualmin. The scripts that drive it are predominantly
kornshell, with some perl and C thrown in for good measure. If you are
familiar with both OSes, both email servers, ksh, perl, and C, and have the
capacity to dig in and assist, pop me a note and let's talk!

Brews and Views is on that same redhat flavored box and runs on Discusware
Pro. The target machine is, again, virtual and Ubuntu based, and the
software is phpBB. Through the brief research I've been able to do with the
time available, by installing an old version of phpBB, the Discusware
system can be converted to phpBB, and then phpBB can be upgraded to the
current version. If this sounds like something you're capable of and
willing to tackle, give me a shout.

But, primarily, HBD needs funding to continue. Please consider a
tax-deductible donation to our continued operations.

Cheers!

Pat Babcock
President Home Brew Digest, Inc.
An IRS-recognized 501(c)3 public charity

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