Ludovic, I don't understand your comment. Where exactly did I say people shall work for cheap? I mentioned India, etc. for exact the reason I want the money to be of maximum use for the development of a Free Software project, and I don't want the person doing Arch to live cheaply. And I am only looking at doing this within my ability, as I am not rich and this money would come out of my salary. (Yes, I earn salary too.) And clearly I cannot afford to hire someone where I live with my own salary, so I can only try to "outsource" it. How is this single case related to lowering the wages in the West, well, I don't know. But if this money goes to someone in India and eventually contributes to the advancement of Arch where people globally, including these in France, can benefit, I think it is a positive investment for this planet.
--- Ludovic Courtès <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am willing to provide US $ 250 per month toward > this > > effort. I hope there may be other interested > users of > > Arch who can contribute too. While this may not > sound > > like a lot of money for people living in the US or > > other Western countries, if we can make it up to, > say, > > US $600 per month, this money may be enough to > support > > some talent hacker in India or Eastern Europe for > each > > month where the cost of living is lower. > > Are you kidding? Developing Free Software doesn't > mean "working for > Free", nor should it mean "working cheaper". As you > probably know, > people in western countries (especially in western > Europe) are concerned > that such behaviors (observed in large-scale > transnational companies) > may lead to a lowering of wages and possibly a > decline of work > conditions in western countries, while surely not > improving them in > other countries. That's certainly not a solution to > the problem. > > Thanks, > Ludovic. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gnu-arch-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users > > GNU arch home page: > http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/ > Andy Tai, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free Software: the software by the people, of the people and for the people! Develop! Share! Enhance! Enjoy! _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/
