[Foundation-l] Re: Funding for the newly elected Board Members

Mon Jun 21 17:04:32 UTC 2004

I don't understand why one groups needs to be paid *first*, precluding
expenditures for others.  Even if one agrees with your assertion that
developers should be monetarily compensated, that does not mean the
board should work in poverty.

It's quite short sighted if one cannot see that Ang/Ant/Jimbo putting
their heads together would do well for our fundraising which will in
turn raise more funds for the entire project.

-Andrew Lih (User:Fuzheado)

PS: And you've certainly entered "rude" territory by belittling Ant
and Ang's extensive contributions to Wikipedia so flippantly.

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:24:49 -0500, Delirium <delirium at hackish.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.