Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:37:26 -0400 From: Chris Lukas <chris@usa.nai.net> To: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net> Cc: Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What about... was: Re: -Stable, credit card donations to FreeBSD, Inc. Message-ID: <31BC4136.2386@nai.net> References: <Pine.NEB.3.92.960608150047.22584O-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net>
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Jaye Mathisen wrote: > > I think Paul's analysis vastly oversimplifies the issue. Anybody could > take a CD, and offer it at a cheaper price. Doesn't mean they'll sell > enough of them to dent walnut creek. > > Perhaps WC could stick a sticker on the box that says "Some amount of > money from this sale goes to furthering development". > > Or a higher-priced subscription plan. > > Or how about selling access to an "exclusive" mailing list, that is shared > with the developers? > > I would pay money if my technical issue questions, as opposed to generic > "anybody seen a ...." questions were sent directly to the developers, and > I *knew* that it was followed by the developers. Even if not acted upon. > ... > Too many times, I see the hardcore developers talk about avoiding reading > the lists, because it consumes too much time... I'd pay to be on a list > that they would always attempt to read... > > Or tie the mailing list in with a higher priced FreeBSD subscription plan. > > The bean-counters here have a hard time with "donation", but wouldn't > blink 2x if it was called a "support list", or whatever. It would be no > different than purchasing a Mickey Soft Developer Network subscription. ... > Frankly, a paid subscription list may work better for the developers > anyway. Somebody's paying money to be on the list, the implication being > that they think enough of the product to pay for the list, so it would > behoove a developer to at least take a gander at the issue/problem, in > order to keep the $$$'s rolling in that would hopefully pay somebody else > to do menial work that the developer is currently having to do, instead of > hacking on FreeBSD. > I wholeheartedly agree. I actually find it difficult to base my business on a product that some is NOT making money on. Who is going to run the paid subscription list, and do the developers agree? (reverse order). Chris Lukas
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