Re: [Fsfe-uk] Membership

[Ciaran O'Riordan]

Hi,
Two things, first, a policty suggestion:
To get mass-membership we can't charge fees, MJ Ray suggested
that permission to publisize data could be the fee.  To keep
a revenue stream, how about having this kind of member and
also having "Supporting Members" that pay, say 25 pounds?
(btw, the masses that we hope will join won't be very
 knowledgable about FreeSoftware issues.  Should they be
 allowed to vote?  I suggest that they shouldn't.)

Second, a problem:
There is no code at http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/fsf-online/

Ciaran O'Riordan


On Fri, May 23, 2003 at 09:05:47AM +0100, Ramanan Selvaratnam wrote:
> MJ Ray wrote:
> 
> >Ramanan Selvaratnam <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>If we were to build up an  electronic system to scale for the many 
> >>number of users Ian is talking about then a lot of  new possibilities 
> >>can be explored.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >My opinion is that it would have to be entirely automated.  I'd suggest
> > 
> >
> For reference purposes there is the FSF membership programme
> <http://member.fsf.org/>
> 
> Maybe, it might be a  case of joining and extending the inactive 
> (python) project here...
> <http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/fsf-online/>
> 
> >that the option to publish the details is the "fee" that we ask from these
> >supporters.  What do you think?  This then could give us the directory that
> >Ian suggests.
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ramanan
> 
> 
> 
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