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Date:      Tue, 03 Mar 1998 15:07:26 -0800 (PST)
From:      Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
To:        Shawn Leas <sleas@mn26hp6.honeywell.com>
Cc:        Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, Mikael Karpberg <karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se>, "John S.Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, "Jordan K.Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: 3.0-RELEASE?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980303150726.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.96.980303163000.21704B-100000@mn26hp6.honeywell.com>

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On 03-Mar-98 Shawn Leas wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
>> > Offer membership.  1 year membership is $10.00, two years for only
>> > $18,50. 
>> > A lifetime membership for a nice, round $1,000.00.  People can commit
>> > to
>> > lifetime membership by sending $25.00/month for 40 months.
>> 
>> Sounds kinda scary, really - I think I'd break the donation blocks
>> into more manageable chunks (and make the one year membership just a
>> bit more - $10 is almost not even worth the handling fee).
> 
> Maybe the membership thing is a little inflexible, however, if you want
> to donate, donate! Membership doesn't have to be the only way to
> contribute.

Of course you are right.  We will take any legal money from anyone who
gives it to us.

>> I'm assuming you're not serious in that particular paragraph (and if you
>> were, I'd demand $1,000,000 a year for the right to cross-post to as
>> many
>> mailing lists as they wanted - I HATE that :).
> 
> Selling exemption to netiquete is panamount to the pope selling
> forgiveness in the old days of the catholic church.  (Please don't take
> this as a flame, catholics, it's just historical fact) I think the price
> should be $1,000,000,000.

Lighten up, people.  I wanted Jordan to respond.  I got his response.
I't is a joke.  The serious part is coming up with a series of incentives.
Remember, the number of eager contributors is less than a thousand.  At
$10.00 a pop, this will keep Steve in the SMP business for 2 days (at his
rates :-).  We need to attract the reluctant, the lazy, the indifferent.
This will take some doing.  Now that you all agree which is absurd,
immoral, crazy, suecidal, etc.  Come up with real suggestions.

>> > To keep the project socialistically correct, we reject any and all
>> > corportate donations.  Or, we may say that corporate membership costs
>> > 35
>> > times more than an individual membership and carries 1/3 the voting
>> > rights.
> 
> Reject donations???  Maybe from Chinese interests who just want
> political influence.

You are tempting an old anarchist here... :-)  Chinees donations are FINE
in my opinion.  this is not Washington DC.  Core members will NOT be baught
for mere money.  Neither will the voters.  Besides, it is open books all
the way.


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Sincerely Yours, 

Simon Shapiro
Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG                      Voice:   503.799.2313

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