Ludovic, I don't understand your comment. Where exactly did I say people shall work for cheap? I mentioned India, etc. for exact the reason I want the money to be of maximum use for the development of a Free Software project, and I don't want the person doing Arch to live cheaply. And I am only looking at doing this within my ability, as I am not rich and this money would come out of my salary. (Yes, I earn salary too.) And clearly I cannot afford to hire someone where I live with my own salary, so I can only try to "outsource" it. How is this single case related to lowering the wages in the West, well, I don't know. But if this money goes to someone in India and eventually contributes to the advancement of Arch where people globally, including these in France, can benefit, I think it is a positive investment for this planet. > > --- Ludovic Courtès <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I am willing to provide US $ 250 per month > toward > > this > > > effort. I hope there may be other interested > > users of > > > Arch who can contribute too. While this may not > > sound > > > like a lot of money for people living in the US > or > > > other Western countries, if we can make it up > to, > > say, > > > US $600 per month, this money may be enough to > > support > > > some talent hacker in India or Eastern Europe > for > > each > > > month where the cost of living is lower. > > > > Are you kidding? Developing Free Software doesn't > > mean "working for > > Free", nor should it mean "working cheaper". As > you > > probably know, > > people in western countries (especially in western > > Europe) are concerned > > that such behaviors (observed in large-scale > > transnational companies) > > may lead to a lowering of wages and possibly a > > decline of work > > conditions in western countries, while surely not > > improving them in > > other countries. That's certainly not a solution > to > > the problem. > > > > Thanks, > > Ludovic.
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