[kwlug disc.] Proposal: Free Software Buying Club

[Paul Nijjar]

On Thu, 2 Nov 2006, Raul Suarez wrote:

> 2. Why do people think that $10, $5 or even $1 is a
> small amount? If all the people that think that $1 is
> small contributed it wouldn't be that small, eh?
> Example: $10 (or less) can support the webhosting
> costs of a project for a full month. 24 people
> contributing $5 cover the web hosting for a full year!
> What about every user of whatever project giving $1 ?

	Well, that's kind of the point -- to pool resources
so that my $1 donation doesn't look pathetic. Originally
I was thinking of things in terms of money orders, since
I don't use PayPal.

> 3. It's interesting to see that it is more common to
> have a computer iliterate do ecommerce than one of us
> geeks. It does not cost anything to send money through
> PayPal. So, if that is the issue, an informal
> lottery-pool-like "organization" may be all it's
> needed for people who is willing to contribute but
> don't feel comfortable using PayPal (only one of them
> needs to have an account and trust is paramount)

	It's interesting to see that folks who work
at meat processing plants don't eat many hot dogs.

	I do think this lottery-pool-like organization
is all that we need, and the more KISS we can keep it
the better. Maybe we can have some presence on the KWLUG
website, but maybe that is not necessary.

	Is anybody willing to be my PayPal buddy, regardless
of whether we have an organized donation thing or not?

> So, I'd say KISS and tell.
	That would be an excellent motto for this
project, if we do it.

	In unrelated news, names:

FSBC - Free Software Buying Club
OSO - Open Source Offering
OSOSO - Obscure Shadowy Open Source Offering
SOSO - Shadowy Open Source Offering
SOSO - Secret Open Source Offering
SOSOSOSOS - Secret Obscure Shadowy Open Source Offering Supporting Our
        Software
OSOSOS - Open Source Offering Supporting Our Software
GNU - Giving's Not Unnecessary
GNU - Generous Nerdly Underwritings
SSoOSS - Secret Society of Open Source Supporters
RMS - Rewarding Meaningful Software
ESR - Earnest Software Rewards
RMSESR - Reclusive Moneyed Supporters Engaging Software Renumeration

- Paul