Local Linux friendly ISP offer to NFLUG users

[Robert Meyer]

Well, since we've been essentially running without great formalism such as
directors and all of that political mumbo-jumbo it also means that we don't
have a treasurer or a way of determining how money would be spend, anyway.

I kind of like it that way, 'cuz I've watched too many small groups descend
into petty squabbles, etc. and break up.  We've been running the group as a
kind of collective where everyone chips in where they can when we need to do
something, such as donating machines to the group, someone donated a pack of
CD-Rs that were used to distribute Linux to the group.  So far, we haven't
really needed money for anything.  We have in the past had donations made to
the group by a few of the Linux vendors.  Granted, we haven't been really
pursuing this, lately, but if someone wanted to be a contact for vendors, that
would be kinda cool (hint, hint).  Generally, decisions are made in true
collective fashion, general group consensus goes.  Which is how the decision
about whether or not to move the group will go.

That's my 2cents + a small amount to account for inflation of value :-)

Cheers!

Bob
--- Robert Romito <robromito at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Has there been past talks of a small membership fee?  Even if the fee 
> isn't used for room rentals, it could be used for other neat stuff like 
> t-shirts, some kind of contests, bringing in a speaker, hardware, etc. 
>  I think a small membership fee is a worthwhile investment.
> 
> If it's not waking old ghosts, could we table this for the next meeting?
> 
> Robert Romito
> 
> Wechter, Ron wrote:
> 
> > My Opinion,
> >
> >  
> >
> > Paying the $5 is no problem for me -- I belong to a Volunteer Fire 
> > Dept and have to pay monthly dues.....  So all in all I think this is 
> > a prime opportunity.
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     *From:* Robert Romito [mailto:robromito at yahoo.com]
> >     *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2002 12:05 PM
> >     *To:* nflug at nflug.org
> >     *Subject:* Re: Local Linux friendly ISP offer to NFLUG users
> >
> >     I agree that this opportunity beats the opportunity at Daemen.  If
> >     the group officially agrees, I'll tell Daemen to release the hold
> >     on the room.
> >
> >     JJ Neff wrote:
> >
> >>Joe, thanks very much for researching that, sorry I've been away from teh
> list
> >>for a while.  The $35 fee I knew would be a problme but I was willing to
> >>overlook that if others believed the space to be worthwhile, THE BEST CASE
> >>SCENARIO is to have out meetings at teh offices of an ISP.
> >>
> >>We offer them free advertising and possible customers, they offer us free
> space
> >>to meet and an Internet connection to Quake on.
> >>
> >>
> >>JJN
> >>--- Joe Bielli <jbielli at netsos.com> <mailto:jbielli at netsos.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Okay, well I think that if anyone here works for a company who is
> >>>willing to extend a special offer to NFLUG users then they should be
> >>>able to do so as it is -only- for nflug users and affiliates.
> >>> 
> >>>On the simple and free note, I got the company to approve providing free
> >>>space / facility use for NFLUG meetings at our office @ the corner of
> >>>Cayuga and Cleveland drive, (easy access from the 33 or 90) should the
> >>>group be interested (I spoke with Dege about this on the phone
> >>>earlier).. we have conference room, refrigerator, internet access, high
> >>>speed coffee machine, etc.. I believe our building is about 4000 sq feet
> >>>or so.
> >>>
> >>
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> >
> 
> 
> 


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Bob Meyer
Knightwing Communications, Inc.
36 Cayuga Blvd
Depew, NY 14043
Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
Meyer_RM at Yahoo.com

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