> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 6:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [admin] CLUE funding?
>
>
> On Tuesday 09 July 2002 13:42, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
> > On July 9, 2002 01:30 pm, Bill Traynor wrote:
> > > CLUE will require a funding model. Here's some possible sources:
> > >
> > > 1. Membership fees. Note that this idea had been
> dismissed in the
> > > past as some LUGs currently already have membership fees.
> There was
> > > a fear that CLUE would cut into the LUGs money.
> >
> > How about providign 'services' to LUG's which they can opt in on
> > rather then a straight membership fee. This precludes that value
> > services are defined at some stage.
>
> CLUE can provide a Canada wide directory of LUG's, a common Newbie
> resource page, links to speakers and presentations, and an
> exchange of
> documents (bylaws, policies, procedures, contracts,
> brochures...no sense
> reinventing the wheel ) With a large enough number of LUGs
> in Canada the
> annual fee could be quite low.
I'm actually compiling a Canada wide LUG directory right now. In my efforts
to get CLUE reorganized, I've subscribed to every LUG mailing list in Canada
that I can find. I think I've identified somewhere around forty LUGs in
Canada so far and managed to confirm the activity of about 26 or so mailing
lists.
>
> > > 2. LPI Certification affiliate.
> > >
> > > I don't know all the details of this one yet, but essentially we
> > > promote the LPI Certification and they give us money. See
> > > http://www.lpi.org/affiliate_policy.txt
> >
> > Bad idea... unless all cerfication bodies are solicted. In
> general an
> > arms length agrangement will be difficult to mainatain to avoid
> > conflict of interests.
>
> I agree we don't want to back one organziation over another
> without cause.
>
> > > 3. Corporate sponsorship
> > >
> > > Not sure how wise this is, or even if it's allowed in the
> by-laws,
> > > but it's one possible route. I figure if the Debian
> group can take
> > > a donation from Lindows.com without compromise, then
> surely we can
> > > figure out how to do the same.
> > >
> > > Please propose more funding ideas! I expect this may be a big
> > > hurdle.
>
> We could offer a rotating ad on the site, a listing on a
> Canadian linux
> vendor s page, mention on news letter, a central contact pont for
> canadian linux users.
>
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