On Monday 04 September 2006 11:25 am, Abhishek Daga wrote: > > How about letting these railings generate revenue? > Is it feasible? So you have Ads being transmitted for the benefit > of the visually impaired or whichever group is using this system.
railings can generate revenue. But only if they cater to everybody. Did a pilot last yr on something similiar so i know what i am talking about. > Dont flame me yet for bringing an evil commercial aspect into the > whole thing, but it seems like something to atleast consider before > we bury it. > Basically lets not look at this as a cost center but innovative > ways to generate revenue from this. > > Cross subsidizing can be another way. Where added features are also > provided that the superset population can also use and in return > they cross subsidize the social aspect of the project. Absolutely. Rely on governments or charity and both are going to dry up very quickly or wind up being grossly misused. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

