BSD software has powered the Internet from day one and is maintained by a global community. "BSD" began as the Berkely Software Distribution at U.C. Berkeley and now represents a family of software licenses, software projects, and complete operating systems.

BSD Fund has fueled BSD development since 2008 and invites you to support this critical work and the community that performs it.

2024 – 2025 BSD Fund Projects and Partners

bhyve TPM Emulation Development

Corvin developed TPM Pass-Through. Now it's time for TPM Emulation

Long-time illumos developer Hans Rosenfeld is available to develop TPM Emulation for bhyve on illumos and FreeBSD. Not only will this streamline Windows 11 virtualization, it will help create new opportunities to save additional secrets like SSH and OpenZFS encryption keys.

2024-08-08 Raised to date and sent: $550 USD with a goal of $5000.

The first stage of this work is ALREADY UNDER REVIEW!

Please consider supporting his work today and write for PayPal and IBAN information to pay Hans directly!

BSDTV Hardware

We've paid WAY too much in rental fees over the years!

For 2024, the BSDCan A/V team deployed their first-generation portable streaming solution with excellent results. The team raised money for two $500 Descimator HDMI to SDI devices and one $1500 ATEM switcher/streamer for use by BSDCan, EuroBSDcon, and other community events. Please help build out the solution to accommodate a four track conference!

Please help support this resource today!

Call For Testing and the Production User Calls

Over a decade of BSD support and leadership

Michael Dexter of Call For Testing and BSD Fund has hosted and posted over 80 hours of bhyve, Jail, Zones, and OpenZFS Production User meetings, is a frequent conference speaker, hosts bhyvecon, and has organized the Portland Linux/Unix Group since 2009. Michael's leadership role provides tangible community benefits through code review and upstreaming, not to mention the inspiration of new and returning community members.

Please help support his work today!

EuroBSDcon 2024

September 19th – 22nd, 2024

EuroBSDcon changes city every year and welcomes presenters and attendees from around the world. Please review the EuroBSDcon Sponsorship Prospectus to learn more about sponsorship opportunities!

OpenZFS User and Developer Summit 2024

October 26th – 29th, 2024

Michael is organizing the 2024 OpenZFS User and Developer Summit in Portland, Oregon, which will showcase the best file system and volume manager available at any price. Please write editor@callfortesting.org to learn more about sponsorship opportunities!

AsiaBSDCon 2025

AsiaBSDCon reaches audiences not served by the larger BSDCan and EuroBSDcon conferences and can always use your help. Please write secretary@asiabsdcon.org to learn more about sponsorship opportunities!

BSDCan 2025

BSDCan is the largest annual BSD conference and welcomes presenters and attendees from around the world. We raised over $50,000 USD for BSDCan 2024 in less than six months and it is time to look at 2025. Please consider a PayPal donation and review the Sponsorship Opportunities, and write with any questions!

“I am always happy to see another source of funding for BSD.” – Kirk McKusick