Sabi ni PG-13 noong Nov 4, 2007 5:08 AM: > Carlos Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We are all passionate about FOSS and Linux and there > > seems to be enough people in PLUG to generate funding. > > Personally, I wouldn't mind paying an annual membership > > fee to join PLUG as long as the activities are interesting. > > Speakers, writers, tech materials etc..., can be funded, > > first and foremost by members, and secondary through > > sponsorship. > > > > Check out the BMW club of the Philippines: > > http://p196.ezboard.com/bbmwclubph. The membership fee alone > > is enough to sustain it. The activities are the right fit > > for Bimmer aficionados which is why they don't mind paying > > the annual fee. > > I'm pretty sure the members of the BMW club are all > multimillionaires. I'm not sure about PLUG. Also the BMW club > isn't an advocacy group. The target of the BMW club is limited > to the members. This differs from PLUG whose goal if I'm not > mistaken is to spread knowledge or advocate Linux and other free > and open source software to other people.
Regardless, the BMW Club *can* serve as a model. Obviously, PLUG can't charge the same membership fees, but the important thing is to fund activities to give the members their money's worth. -- Daniel O. Escasa independent IT consultant and writer contributor, Free Software Magazine (http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com) personal blog at http://descasa.i.ph If we choose being kind over being right, we will be right every time. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
