Usually I don't solicit on my blog. In fact, I'm not sure I ever have before.
But this is different.
Open source software is, for some, a totally new paradigm; for others, an irrepressible part of life. It defines an entirely new approach to the development of the tools that make these hunks of iron, plexiglass, lead, tin, silicon, and such actually useful. Software that enables people, because people define the software — not the other way around.
On November 9th, the first ever national print ad campaign for a piece of open source software will be unleashed. Firefox 1.0 will be released, and the announcement will be a full-page (or more!) ad in the New York Times, nationwide.
Open source is a community-driven effort. The intersection of open source and commercial media requires community-driven funding.
Please consider joining this historic campaign today.
