> > > Andy, > > Understandable. The paypal link could be set up so that it could be > turned on when funds are needed and turned off when the funding is met. > The treasurer would have to stay on top of that though. > > Mark > > This must be the most wide spread discussion in ages at this mailing list, forums, lists, bills, credits... Doesn't matter, it just shows that even the silent people can speak (which also is a Chinese saying). :)
If you guys think that the internal forum works well so be it. To me it's not better at all than (for example) cnczone or the mailing list. One board all questions, and that makes the mailing list superior. And unfortunately, there were many broken links to the forum before. Cnczone being commercial? There's no secret I'm a moderator at the zone. There's no secret a page with 140 000 members need better servers than "our" page. Of course there will be banners. Stating that it's a bad idea because the site might go pay-to-view based - will not happen. Why on Earth would you bite your own feeder? IF that happens, I'm the first guy to leave the site. We're lucky that someone supports the LinuxCNC (formerly known as EMC2) community with CPU and storage. So who will pay it otherwise? A paypal account seems to be a good idea - at first. How should the board/community handle the scenario when a "supportive company" transfers $ 100 000 and after a short while demands to get their requirements sorted out? Who will be responsible for the book keeping? What should happen if there's more money than needed? What should happen when there's LESS money than neeeded?.. My first opinion is still not changed, there are too many communication channels for a small (in a community perspective) project. it seems some of you are pretty gnarly when it comes to commercial fundings (you're not using Youtube, are you?..). Then kill the mailing list. That's commercially based service, even more than the zone. There's not a single response on Roadmap planning nor black/white listing - suggestions that _really_ affects the evolution of the software. Not even from other developers... Regards, Sven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
