<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:56 AM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eran@hueniverse.com">eran@hueniverse.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I have been arguing for lower membership fees for about a year now, and<br>
finally, but embarrassingly secretive, the fees were dropped from $100 to<br>
$25. It is still not free, but at $25 it is very hard to argue about it.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Oh no, it isn't. For me it is a matter of principle: I will not pay in order to give away my expertise. Full stop. Not even $1.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Even if it weren't a matter of principle, suppose every "open" organisation charged a fee for membership? I would be out thousands a year if I joined everything I am involved in.</div><div>
<br></div><div>The people who should pay are those who _don't_ contribute.</div><div><br></div><div>And, btw, don't give me any crap about needing fees to make the org work - the ASF does just fine with no fees whatsoever, as do many other open foundations.</div>
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