On 2014/06/24 03:33, Mateusz Łoskot wrote: > Folks, > > I still can't comprehend what actually is being objected in the > proposal of membership fee. Moreover, I can't understand how the fact > members financially support their organisation stands in > contradiction with active volunteer-based participation. > > What is the actual problem here, act of paying or amount or anything > else?
My $0.02 [1] Separate the issues: A) Have a discussion about the Charter Member process that does not have anything to do with "fees", and then come to a resolution (at least for this year). B) Have a separate discussion about "fees" and types of memberships (e.g. different thread(s), perhaps at a different time frame than (A) to avoid muddying the waters). C) Have a separate discussion about "fundraising", and ways to accomplish that (some of which have already been brought up within the current discussions). [1] With the elimination of the Canadian penny[2] and the rounding process, that $0.02 is worth zero dollars, so take it for what's it's worth ;-) [2] http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/phasing-out-the-penny-6900002 -- Dave Patton Victoria, B.C. Degree Confluence Project: Canadian Coordinator Technical Coordinator http://www.confluence.org/ Personal website: http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss