Hold on, paying clients generate (hopefully) a profit, with which I am free to do as i please.
Now shall I charge you a 6 minute unit for replying to this email??? :-) On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:25:35 +1200 "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a customer of Nick Rout - Solicitor, I hope that conveyance does not > subsidise Linux advocacy. > > LOL > > Regards, Robert > > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:12 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LPI Certification > > non-profit does NOT mean each course should be run on a break even basis. > most non-profit organisations make a profit on one line of business to > subsidise another. for example "op shops" run by the churches. > > "non-profit" means that none of the members are entitled to any of the > excess income over expenditure, and that such excess must be either > accumulated or spent on the trust's aims. > > For example the profit on teaching a professional course might be used > for education of the masses about open source, but cannot be paid out to > the members or trustees. > > I believe that the trust should not operate courses on an uneconomic > basis, it should strive to make a reasonable profit on commercial > ventures (like teaching a commercial professional qualification), and > use those funds for promoting its aims. > > As an ancillary point, all costs have to be taken into account, indirect > as well as direct. That includes depreciation (those computers and desks > wil need replacing some day), rent, power, and probably many more > overheads. > > If we are well below market rates it may mean someone is not doing the sums > right. > > so, theres my 2 cents. > > On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:43:51 +1200 > Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:11, you wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >We need to have 6 students minimum for it to be a possibility at that > > > >price. > > > >If we cannot find the necessary 6 people then it would be possible to > go > > > >with > > > >fewer students paying more. > > > >1 - $1800 > > > >2 - $900 > > > >3 - $600 > > > >4 - $450 > > > >5 - $360 > > > >6 - $300 > > > > > > Considering the eight letters I currently have after my name cost me > over > > > $10,000 this is a pretty good price. > > So much so that I am sometimes left wondering about our sanity, but > remember > > that OSTC is a non-profit. We don't have a horde of avaricious > share-holders > > to placate every moment of the day. We'll see how the numbers balance out > at > > the end of the exercise. I would not like to promise to repeat at the same > > > price. So be in fellows. For example compare the above to the number > > ( $2,500us ) mentioned at:- > > http://www.sgi.com/support/custeducation/courses/linux/intro.html > > Which, at first sight anyway, does not appear to be offering quite as much > as > > we are. > > > > > It may be a good idea to look into > > > including the textbook in the course costs, perhaps it might be possible > > > to get some kind of discount on the text if we buy 6 at a time. Or I > could > > > just be cheap. > > Minimum order of 10 copies to get a disc. > > > > > >You should also budget for a copy of the RUTE book, by Paul Sheer. > > > >While its typesetting and general layout is idiosyncratic to say the > > > >least, > > > >it's by _far_ the best Linux admin book on the market. At approx $80 it > > > >is > > > >really pretty good value for money too. You could have a look at my > copy > > > >at > > > >the next CLUG club night next week if you want. > > > > > > -- > > Sincerely etc., > > Christopher Sawtell > > >
