Re: Question to candidates: what about next ODF?

2007-12-04 Thread Richard Stallman 
Richard, I also like to see you show up in the GNOME Advisory Board
meetings and mailing list as FSF's representative.

Does that require travel, or can it be done by phone?
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Re: Question to candidates: what about next ODF?

2007-12-04 Thread Luis Villa 
On Dec 4, 2007 11:55 AM, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Richard, I also like to see you show up in the GNOME Advisory Board
 meetings and mailing list as FSF's representative.

 Does that require travel, or can it be done by phone?

Typically by phone, though once annually by travel. I should note that
I think that Brad has done an admirable job representing FSF over the
past several years in this forum.

Luis
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Re: Money spending, questions for the candidates

2007-12-04 Thread Shaun McCance 
On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 10:11 +0100, Dave Neary wrote:
 Alan Cox wrote:
  I just want to put this in perspective: the foundation has $200,000 in
  the bank, with guaranteed income of $100,000 a year approx. One employee
  costs at least $70,000 per year, and depending on the role up to
  $100,000 or more.
 
  Manpower is expensive :)
  
  American manpower is expensive.
 
 French manpower is equally expensive. And British manpower too.

American manpower on the coasts is expensive.  People
in the middle of the country enjoy the same quality
of life for roughly half the income.  It's slightly
higher in the big cities, but even Chicago is still
much cheaper than, say, LA.

The price of non-American manpower will depend in
part on the exchange rate of the dollar with the
respective currency.  And right now, the dollar
won't get you as much in Europe as it used to.

A director, perhaps, is good to have in the Boston
area.  But a sysadmin could be living anywhere.

--
Shaun


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