On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Tom Higgins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Several thoughts,.. > > -its not a new idea, but the thought that each node would somehow > attract a loyal core of one or two trainable hands on problem solvers > might be the way to go to get those nodes looked after/worked > on/coordinated with the bigger picture ptp projects. Maybe advert it > as a THE PTP WANTS YOU (image of uncle ptp pointing out at viewer > (Russell in a big hat maybe?)) Sense of ownership, investing of time > and effort into a place you frequent etc etc etc.
I think this case can be made, and should be made. My only concern is how we make it politely. There are countless freelancers and other forms of non-office workers who use PTP nodes regularly to bring in a paycheck. Some of them are probably scraping by, others are making enough for cool cars, Macbook Airs and Canon 5Ds. We should tap them (again, politely) to support the nodes that support them. If we can cite some concrete betterment as part of the plea, that's even better. Bottom line, if you're charging $50 or more an hour for work you do at PTP nodes, in addition to your coffee shop purchases, it would be awesome if you tossed a little cash towards PTP before the end of the year. Even more awesome would be taking some of your non-billable time, and helping PTP in a hands-on way. -- Michael Weinberg President Personal Telco Project, Inc. A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
