On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 5:15 AM, Steve Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Mike Dupont > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yeah, I dont pay in money, I pay in code and data. Does that count? >> Also I payed in trips all over to collect data, dinners with people, etc etc. >> Why do I need to pay money to a bank account so that I have a say? >> FAIL! > > You could make that argument for virtually every volunteer > organisation.
Like the volunteer fire department I used to work for, which, by the way, waived my annual membership dues, and collected donations from the recipients of the donated labor, not the volunteers providing it. > Virtually all organisations need some kind of funds, and > if there is no other form of revenue, it comes from members. Nothing > unusual there. I don't know what is usual, but usual doesn't mean appropriate. In any case, "candidates welcome" was a ridiculous comment. _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
