Without TICC Capital investing in Pulvermedia/VON, maybe he/they need another revenue source to pay the bills.
Thanks, Steve T On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Alex Robar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWD has had paid membership options for years. The paid memberships help to > improve the network and increase it's reach. As far as I've heard (and as > far as the site mentions), paid membership is not a requirement. That would > sort of go against the "talk... for free... for good" slogan. > > AR > > -- > Alex Robar > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM, SIP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> From what I can ascertain, this is a way to essentially fund Jeff >> Pulver's political agenda. I remember writing something a couple of >> years back ( >> >> http://neil.ideasip.com/2006/03/08/von-coalition-and-the-ideals-of-the-little-guy/ >> ) about how the VON Coalition, which is meant to be a political action >> committee to help foster new communications, has a somewhat high barrier >> to entry (minimum $10,000 per year). >> >> As far as I can tell, this FWD membership is a less expensive way for >> people to put their money behind a similar agenda (well... okay, Jeff's >> agenda, whatever that may be). >> >> The only real issue I see with it is that, a political action committee >> is a committee. The FWD membership seems a little less transparent. It >> could very well be a way to fund Jeff Pulver's personal vision. While >> he's done some great things in the community, I still feel awkward with >> the idea of funding the whole "One man. One voice. One decision. No >> oversight" idea. >> >> I'm eager to see how it pans out, though. >> >> >> N. > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
