On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 00:09, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: <snip>
> Second, nobody suggested that visitors be denied access. My suggestion > is that visitors be encouraged to invest in either a club membership or > get a boxed set, depending of course on their individual finances. ...and those who simply have no money and can't afford to invest in a boxed set OR the club--for whatever reason? Should they move on to another distro? > > The gist of my point is that there *is* a freeloader problem out there > and it can only be addressed politely through community influence. If > nobody takes any action at all then nothing's going to happen. Maybe you can politely (if not arrogantly)tell the freeloaders with money to 'ante up' without alienating those who cannot afford to 'pay up'...or should they go away, too? > > --LX > -- Erik Linux User 288105 @ http://counter.li.org ========================================= Bill who? ... Micro what?
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