On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:55:19 +0100 Michal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If the answer to these questions are both yes, then there is no issue with > > you hosting these websites under your account, even if you are charging the > > customer for creating or hosting the website. > Great! > > > You may but are in no way > > obligated to pledge more. > I will consider it. It wouldn't seem fair to me that the business (and > so me, indirectly) would be making money from a non-profit > organization, without giving any money to it. In the past, we used a fee approach where we start with a total monthly expense and divide it by the number of members (and later pledges) to get a per-month/per-person fee. This was leading to fees that were IIRC in the $2.41 to $7 range per month. Some time ago we have fixed the basic pledge at $5. It means that after the colocation costs and the minimal costs of running a non-profit are covered, new members or extra pledges put us in a position where we can accumulate a "reserve" and use it for expanding our services (through new hardware, colocation plans etc.). So, knowing the above, pledging more does help HCoop's prosperity, and may as well make you feel you're getting just the right deal with HCoop, without hitting either end of the spectrum (paying too much, or unconsideratively "abusing" HCoop's services). But, it is in no way mandatory to pledge more. Personally, I like to view HCoop as an organization that is delighting its members base. So, as long as you're paying the minimal $5 monthly fee to keep things running and you're not "reselling" the services, it is completely up to you to decide what constitutes "fairness", how you want to use HCoop, and how much you want to pledge for it, without judgement from any HCoop official or member. Cya, -doc _______________________________________________ HCoop-Help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.hcoop.net/listinfo/hcoop-help
