Generosity of the open source community

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It's never a good thing when someone loses their home. So when Shawn Powers lost his, some among the open source community took it upon themselves to start up a fund to help Shawn and his family get back on their feet. And while $10,000 is a far cry from being able to buy a home (lets hope Shawn had fire insurance) and all the memories with that house, it's a pretty significant amount for 3 days of fund raising and shows how generous people can be, even in these financially difficult times.

Good luck Shawn, everyone hopes for better times for you and your family!

Shawn Powers is a contributing editor for Linux Journal.