On 5/4/05, Dimitrie O. Paun dpaun@rogers.com wrote:
On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 07:33:53AM -0400, Tom Wickline wrote:
- a token monetary fee of around $10,000 per year.
I was thinking more like $100, to help out CW with hosting. At 10K most companies will shy away, and we don't want that. We want more people there, not fewer.
I'm only trying to weed out the rif-raf and $100.00 can be had by almost anyone on this planet. Is the hosting cost open? If helping with hosting is the primary reason for the money we should first find the total cost and then go from there?
This is not money for advertising. We can drop it altogether AFAIAC, I don't think it's important. On the other hand, if CW want a bit of help with the server, I think it's fair that we all chip in.
As I see it its far better than advertising its winehq.org signing off on these future listings. And if a fly-by-night company comes by and gives a few pence and gets a listing and then directs there customers to there listing as being a creditable identity. Winehq.org is at stake of getting a nice shiner (black-eye) if they turn out to be a unrespectful company. So the question is what is this projects reputation / name really worth ??? when you find the sum put that as the listing fee.....
I'm in no way saying that anyone in this discussion is unrespectful! I'm just saying that these people do exist and are out there and we should think about that now rather than later .... not when its too late.....
Tom
-- Dimi.