[MLB-WIRELESS] Funding of nodes

[Ryan Abbenhuys]

If people really do appreciate the effort I have put in and assistance I've
provided to others I certainly wouldn't say no to donations of hardware or
alcohol.  But I'd have to decline any money as I see what I'm doing as an
interest and a hobby and would never expect to get payed to do it.

>Firstly, I'm not saying that Sneeze is undeserving of support and I'm not 
>on the committee and as far as I remember, Ryans in the innernorth and
I'll 
>one day hopefully be able to connect to him.
>I understand that the use of mw money is fairly discretionary but do we 
>want to set a precedent for subsidising members nodes? Who decides who's 
>eligible and under what criteria? As far as I understand it GHO wouldn't 
>have been possible without someone paying something and it does provide 
>valuable links to most of Melbourne.
>
>I think it would be more appropriate for nodes that feel they need help to

>ask around among the people who are connected to them for contributions
for 
>the services they provide. I don't want to start the whole internet access

>thread again but I thought mw had agreed that it wasn't going to provide 
>internet access, subsidising someone (through mw directly) to do this
isn't 
>what the group is about as far as I understand.
>
>I think it might be a good idea to differentiate between the network and 
>the services being offered on it. I'd suggest that VIX access would fall 
>under services. Electricity etc, are costs that every node needs to pay.
>
>I'd be happy to contribute to the costs of other nodes for extra services 
>they provided if I was one of the folks that used those services.
>
>Anyway, my 2c.
>
>Matt
>
>
>
>At 12:40 AM 14/11/2003, Steven Haigh wrote:
>>oh - and one more thing... keeping in mind that node GHO gets $50 a
quarter
>>for electricity usage, then I believe $15 a month for Sneeze is very
fair.
>>
>>Signed,
>>Steven Haigh
>>http://wireless.org.au
>>(Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)
>>
>>You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.
>>We have enough youth. What we need is a fountain of smart.
>>I am root. If you see me laughing, you better have a backup.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steven Haigh" <netwiz at optusnet.com.au>
>>To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
>>Cc: <committee at wireless.org.au>
>>Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 12:36 AM
>>Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Funding of nodes
>>
>>
>> > Actually, I'll specify what I'm proposing a bit more clearly what I
have
>>in
>> > mind.
>> >
>> > Melbourne Wireless Inc to give Ryan (Sneeze) $15 per month to help
with
>> > associated costs involved in running his setup. This will help cover
>> > expenses such as VIX connectivity, electricity, replacement of
connectors
>>if
>> > required, and general upkeep of the equipment in place - including the
>> > services that are offered by Ryan hosted locally at his nodes
location.
>> >
>> > Signed,
>> > Steven Haigh
>> > http://wireless.org.au
>> > (Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)
>> >
>> > You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.
>> > We have enough youth. What we need is a fountain of smart.
>> > I am root. If you see me laughing, you better have a backup.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Steven Haigh" <netwiz at optusnet.com.au>
>> > To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
>> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:54 PM
>> > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Funding of nodes
>> >
>> >
>> > > Looking at the current situation of the committee approving
financial
>> > > assistance to some nodes (Node GHO), I would like to raise a motion
that
>> > > Ryan (aka Sneeze) get some funding for his work done on his node. It
has
>> > > been operational for longer than GHO, and provides a lot of services
to
>> > > the folks in his area.
>> > >
>> > > His setup has been the leading single node for quite some time, with
>> > > lots of connections, lots of services, and lots of help for getting
>> > > people connected.
>> > >
>> > > Can anyone who is a current financial member second this to bring it
to
>> > > a vote? Please also CC the second to the committee to make it
official.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Signed,
>> > > Steven Haigh
>> > > http://wireless.org.au
>> > > (Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)
>> > >
>> > > You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.
>> > > We have enough youth. What we need is a fountain of smart.
>> > > I am root. If you see me laughing, you better have a backup.
>>
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