Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:42:18 -0800
Reply-To: Ron Lussier <coyote@LIKEMINDS.COM>
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From: Ron Lussier <coyote@LIKEMINDS.COM>
Subject: Re: Should Know But Don't
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At 06:14 AM 3/6/98 -0500, Alan Pickersgill wrote:
>I have been on the list for some months, and lurked for some time before
>that. I probably should know what keeps it going financially. I have
been
>seeing messages on the subject recently but quite frankly don't
>understand some of the vocabulary such as "hats" etc. I gather, from
>these messages, that it works through some combination of volunteer
effort
>and contributions from members.
The list administrators (Chris and myself) are volunteers. We keep the
list running and on track.
In order to get the list running after Gerry could no longer do so, we had
a fund drive. Thanks to the generous contributions of list members, we
raised over $2,000.
The list runs on a dual-Pentium 90 HP system that was donated to the
group, using ListServ and STMP software that we purchased from list
donations. (For a complete list of donations and expenditures, check out
http://www.vanagon.com/links/list_donations.html)
Our current reserves are just over $200. I estimate that future
expenditures could include the purchase of ListServ upgrades and hardware
repair.
>Could someone explain in a simple way what the principle is, in very
plain
>language. I for one, find the list very useful and generally on topic
>(few outbreaks of political ranting about cats, republicans, freedom of
>speech aside) and would like to contribute but don't know how, who to
>contribute to, etc.
>
>I suspect that there are others on the list who would like to understand
>what our fair share is and how to pay it.
We've never set a 'fair share' other than asking people to contribute what
they could afford. And contributions have varied from $150 to $3, every
dollar of which aided in getting the list up and running.
If you wish to donate, send your check written to 'Chris Smith' to:
Ron Lussier
229 8th Street, Unit 4
San Francisco, CA 94103-3910
I'll record the amounts into the log and then forward the checks to Chris
Smith, who is now acting as banker.
Coyote
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