[asterisk-users] FWD $30 membership-fee

[Steve Totaro]

Without TICC Capital investing in Pulvermedia/VON, maybe he/they need
another revenue source to pay the bills.

Thanks,
Steve T

On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Alex Robar <alex.robar at gmail.com> wrote:
> FWD has had paid membership options for years. The paid memberships help to
> improve the network and increase it's reach. As far as I've heard (and as
> far as the site mentions), paid membership is not a requirement. That would
> sort of go against the "talk... for free... for good" slogan.
>
> AR
>
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> Alex Robar
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>
> On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM, SIP <sip at arcdiv.com> wrote:
>>
>>  From what I can ascertain, this is a way to essentially fund Jeff
>> Pulver's political agenda. I remember writing something a couple of
>> years back (
>>
>> http://neil.ideasip.com/2006/03/08/von-coalition-and-the-ideals-of-the-little-guy/
>> ) about how the VON Coalition, which is meant to be a political action
>> committee to help foster new communications, has a somewhat high barrier
>> to entry (minimum $10,000 per year).
>>
>> As far as I can tell, this FWD membership is a less expensive way for
>> people to put their money behind a similar agenda (well... okay, Jeff's
>> agenda, whatever that may be).
>>
>> The only real issue I see with it is that, a political action committee
>> is a committee. The FWD membership seems a little less transparent. It
>> could very well be a way to fund Jeff Pulver's personal vision. While
>> he's done some great things in the community, I still feel awkward with
>> the idea of funding the whole "One man. One voice. One decision. No
>> oversight" idea.
>>
>> I'm eager to see how it pans out, though.
>>
>>
>> N.
>
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