Correct. It was a simple number for illustrative purposes. And again, a simple problem is being turned into a complex one:
Contributing towards the payment of the domain, for all intents and purposes, could get you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING except for the knowledge and acknowledgement that you helped make it happen. Again, I'm citing SpreadFirefox. Many small contributions from individuals helped fund a marketing campaign for a piece of open source software. None of the contributors own firefox, or even the marketing campaign. They just got a "thanks", and the memory of being a part of that moment in time. This isn't the last moment in time, and this isn't an exclusive club, and this isn't an organization. It's a domain. There will be other opportunities. Let's set a good precedent for future opportunities, instead of dropping an anchor on their faces. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com>wrote: > Alex/others, please correct me if I'm wrong, but $10k was arbitrary and > just for a simple example. And so was 100 people and $100. The actual #'s > would change periodically to include as many or few as who'd want to be > involved. Perhaps there'd be a budget for that year's/quarter's project. > > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Feb 26, 2010, at 5:57 AM, t...@c4workspace wrote: > > I'm not clear about what the $10,000 is for. The domain is purchased. >> Renewal is $9.95 for next year. Are we paying someone to build a >> website? To mount a marketing campaign? Pay for events? >> >> This sounds like an exclusive membership organization (country club) >> in which those who can afford to join get a voice and those who can't >> have to trust explicitly that the can-joins will vote in the interest >> of the can't-joins. So how would that group expand? How would it >> sustain? If someone "quits" the group do they get their "share" >> refunded thus opening up a slot? >> >> I appreciate that there are good intentions from all involved. But >> this sounds counter-community. I appreciate that Alex (and Tony, et >> al) have been pioneers, catalysts, authorities and mentors of the >> movement. Thank you for all you've done. But we're all part of that >> movement and we all need to have an equal opportunity to guide it >> forward that is not limited by a cap on participation (100 people; >> $10,000). >> >> If we could all (generally) agree on two or three things we want to >> accomplish as a group/movement then we would know what each of us >> would be willing to spend money on. If a client came to you with >> $10,000 and asked "What should I spend it on?" your professional >> instincts would take over and you would ask "What is the problem >> you're trying to solve?" >> >> So why not bite the bullet and form a real organization (501c6 or c3) >> and get on with it? The international organizational issues will not >> be solved by us (as they have not been solved by other groups) in a >> short amount of time. They are not social issues but jurisdictional >> issues. >> >> Many of us are in Austin at SXSW. We have the technological know how >> to wire in many more. We can provide the opportunity for everyone who >> wishes to participate to do so. >> >> These are all great discussions but now we have to boil them down to >> some concrete action so we can move together as a movement. We will >> discuss, we will argue and will come to some consensus about the next >> steps. To jostle a metaphor - The tiger has left the barn and now we >> have to grab it by the tail. >> >> Cheers! >> >> Todd O'Neill >> Catalyst >> C4 Workspace >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
