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[Chris Cornish]

Christian well said totally agreed with


---Christian <christian at global.net.au> wrote:
>
> alex polglaze wrote:
> > 
> > The whole notion of $10 joining fee and expecting to get free CD's
etc
> > appals me. If we are goint run a serious organisation and expect
other
> > people to join then we need to present a business like image.
There are
> > costs involved in running an association, group or whatever or you
want
> > to call it. These costs are paid for from the members subscriptions.
> 
> Serious?  Who said anything about serious? :)
> 
> Ditto for "organisation."
> 
> I think we expect people to join - but not because we're trying to woo
> them with a flashy image.  We expect them to join either because they
> like Linux or they'd like to like Linux but need help to develop that
> affection.
>  
> > There is no such thing as a free lunch. If we expect to get more
out of
> > the group than we put in, then the group will not survive. Let's
work
> > out what we want the group to achieve instaed of bledding it dry
before
> > it starts properly.
> 
> I don't think anyone's expecting (or trying) to get more out of the
> group than they put in - this mailing list is a good example of this. 
> Lots of people regularly give their time to help others with the
> problems on this list, no one's making money from this group or trying
> to take more than their share.  It's all give and take - mostly give.
> 
> > Let's start living in the real world.
> 
> Which world would that be?  I don't think PLUG is here to make money
or
> to ensure that corporate people don't dodge $40 - it's here to promote
> and support Linux - and hopefully to have some fun doing so.  If this
> means we're not in the real world, then I guess that's the way it is.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Christian.
> 
> -- 
>
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> I'm not trying to give users what they want, I'm trying to give them
> freedom, which they can then accept or reject. If people don't want
> freedom, they may be out of luck with me, but I won't allow them to 
> define for me what is right, what is worth spending my life for.
>                                                     - Richard Stallman
> 

==

Chris Cornish
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