[openbeos] Re: WalterCon Donations?

I would love to have everyone together; obviously cost is the main 
prohibitive issue. 

At the same time, though, I wonder what the "depth" of the riches of the BeOS 
community really is. At some point, we will get NPO status. Of course, the 
sun will eventually explode, too. :-) I would much rather put potential 
donations into a general development fund for, say, code bounties, than pay a 
couple thousand dollars to fly people around. If we had more money that we 
knew what to do with, I might think otherwise. Or if there was money 
available for one thing but not another. I doubt that is the case, though. I 
very much appreciate the thought and offer. I would rather, personally, you 
hang on to your cash and make a bigger (and tax deductible) donation when 
that is possible.

Michael



On 2004-03-29 at 10:25:26 [-0500], Koki wrote:
> Good point. If OBOS cannot take donations because it is not an NPO yet, 
then 
> BU could perhaps do it on their behalf.
> 
> Koki
> 
> > As much as I would love to go to WalterCon, the cost of getting 
> there 
> > from the UK is very prohibitive.
> > 
> > This issue obviously affects the developers too; people like Axel, Ingo, 
> > Marcus, and all the other non-US devs. Are there any plans for 
> a 
> > donation fund to help the devs attend the event? I'd gladly donate a few 
> > pounds to help out, as the event could be very useful as a forum for all 
> > the developers to meet face to face, along with meeting potential users 
and 
> > other general project supporters.
> > 
> > Simon
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
>

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