I squirm impatiently, day by day waiting for the signed contracts. That’s when the real “fun” starts. So much to remember, so much to share.

I’m currently doing research for a presentation proposal for O’Reilly’s Open Source Conference 2004. I came up with a strategy to get us into the show. Based on our experience, we want to illustrate to other open source project leads, that there was, is, and will be funds available to run their projects.

The good news, is I was right. Recently, there have been several large grants made to open source projects and universities building open source software. Many might be familiar with the famous Open Source Application Foundation and their recent grant. However, I found several other grants to Indiana University (Yeah, go Hoosiers!) and the University of Michigan.

With the recent announcement by President George W. Bush and his “Jobs for the 21st Century” there is likely to be much more money available for creative open source project leads.