Re: Membership dues [ was: Re: Advisory Board Letter ]

[Maciej Stachowiak <mjs eazel com>]

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

> >   (Clearly, the proposed membership dues are not big enough 
> >   to become a new OSF - but I think they are possibly big
> >   enough to get in the way of lean, mean, thin, flexible 
> >   foundation.)
> 
> They are not dissimilar to Linux International, and yes I think you are
> right about the effect. It will help ensure the gnome foundation is as 
> relevant to technical gnome issues and to the real gnome people as LI
> is to technical Linux stuff.
> 
> Whether that is good or bad is a much more complex question.
> 
> Another way to ask it:
>  'Does any body have the right to demand $20,000 from a third party
>   by claiming to represent me'
> 
> Final food for thought:
> 	Debian has several thousand members. How much do you plan to charge
> the Debian project ?
> 

Since we have the ability to make exceptions, I imagine the Debian
Project and the FSF will get advisory board seats with no fee (can we
ensure they are both on board for the launch?)

 - Maciej