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Re: money matters



Ira Abramov <ira@scso.com>:
|On Sat, 29 Jun 1996, Shay Rojansky wrote:
|
|> > well, what about anual membership fees? that way we won't need to worry
|> > about money the last second before the showing, and we won't end up with
|
|> Come on! Membership fees? The difference between us and other amutas is
|> that we're Linux-il. I think the concept of charging money for being
|> in a Linux list is almost an oxymoron. I think we can raise money by
|> selling CDs, books/magazines, and a little donations.
|
|She's absolutly right, Roji, that's how AMUTOT work, and that's how ILA
|and all it's connected IGUDIM work. I think a yearly fee of about 50-80
|NIS is reasonable. Nobody is forced, and no one is kicked out for not
|paying, as well as noone is forced to pay anything just for joining the
|list.

I have to agree to Ira here.

I'm a new member in a non-profit amuta (a gliding club) and it's not
such a big deal.  And the way Ira describes this I think it will be
acceptable (i.e. no fixed rate (but maybe set some minimum?), but
rather have it based on mutual trust).

Cheers,

--Amos

--Amos Shapira                    | "Of course Australia was marked for
133 Shlomo Ben-Yosef st.          |  glory, for its people had been chosen
Jerusalem 93 805                  |  by the finest judges in England."
ISRAEL             amos@dsi.co.il |                     -- Anonymous


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