$20 a year for the continued development of the newton? even at the
risk of it going to some fraud, $20 isnt that much to me (altough i
would be seriouly annoyed at the lists loss overall)
but since this almost completly anonymous list where you can say you
are whatever you want, who can we really trust. who is the "leader" of
the list anyhow?
On Friday, November 29, 2002, at 10:21 pm, Frank Gruendel wrote:
>
>> Would people be interested in contributing to a Newton R & D
>> fund whereby those who are particularly committed to the platform
>> would
>> contribute a small R&D contribution into a fund on a yearly basis for
>> example. If you assume a yearly contribution of $20 from 300 members
>> of
>> the list that equals $6000 per year.
>
> Personally, I think this is an excellent idea. I doubt, however, that
> you will find
> 300 members whou will contribute on a regular basis. Actually, I'd be
> amazed
> if you found 30 (hey, guys, go ahead, prove me wrong).
> Provided that this fund is handled by someone on this list whom I
> trust, you
> can sign me on as the first contributor.
>
> Frank
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