Re: [Foundation-l] Re: Funding for the newly elected Board Members
Delirium <delirium-88qmZGEba/[email protected]> Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:24:49 -0500
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Anthere wrote: > In considering paying developers to stimulate them to work more, > while covering our costs is seen by you as a complete loss of > money with no good foreseeable justification, you are being plain > rude to both Angela and I. > > If we are to use our energy, our time and now even our personal > money on this project, I think we can expect perhaps a little bit > of politness, recognition and appreciation for the work we do. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I did not say it had no possible justification, merely that paying developers ought to be a higher priority. The developers have spent a lot more of their energy, time, and personal money on the project, over the course of several *years*. Beginning to reimburse board members who have hardly served for a *week* does not seem even remotely in the same range. -Mark