On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Stuart Buchanan <stuar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> We could certainly explore the donation route. I'm doing a little bit of >> research to try to determine what the realistic costs would be to setup a >> dedicated server to run a multiplayer system. That will give us a better >> idea what we need to shoot for. > > I agree that we need some real numbers before we can say what is realistic. > > I'm firmly of the opinion that whatever we do has to be completely voluntary. > I don't really like the idea of a subscription based MP server. Neither do I > like an advertising supported model. It feels like a pain to manage. > > The model I do like is one that seems to work for a jazz station I listen to: > KCSM. They have fundraising drives every six months or so to cover their > running costs. People give what they can but there is no obligation and no > set amount. > > I like the idea of outsourcing the collection if we can find a suitable > organisation but I suspect there are enough people with moderately deep > pockets that it could be managed informally. The fewer actual donations, the > less admin is required. I'd be willing to contribute £100 a year if > someone else matched me. A couple more pledges like that and I'm sure we'd > get there. I've known many people on this list long enough that I'd be happy > to send them that amount of money on trust. > > -Stuart
I need to spend some time following-up what Curt has suggested, and I would agree that no-money options are always welcome, but if decisions should result in a donation or fund-drive solution, then I'll pledge to match Stuart's £100 contribution. -Gary aka Buckaroo, Windows user. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
