* alex ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> >
> > I'd like to think i'm a reasonably good business person as well
> > as engineer, i don't think we will have a problem with this sort
> > of expertise.
> >
>
> I do not question the amount of business expertise available to this
> committee. I question the capability of a YAS-type entity to operate
> without funding and salaried staff. If an entity is investable or more
> obviously sponsorable then it might be a lot easier to get seed funding
> from someone like O'Reilly or IBM.
>
YAS has already had `salaried' staff and grants so thats not that
new a thing, if the certification brings in cash i'm sure some of
it can be redirected to the costs. But I am keen to see the certification
content first before we get bogged down in theoretical balance sheets.
(imho)
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Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.uklinux.net
