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Dog Chases Tail (Re: TFN Donations (was: TFN Donation Plea)

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From: Bob Allisat
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 00:00
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David Jones (dej@torfree.net) wrote:
: Up until, say, a week ago, there were two funding options:
:
: 1. Flat fee.  Against the by-laws, and the ideologies of many directors.
:
: 2. Tiered service.  Software for managing this is being implemented,
:    but human resources qualified to do this are scarce, so implementation
:    is lagging behind any board action.
:
: The Board is currently considering other interim measures that
: bridge the gap between these options.  In the event that tiered-access
: is approved, the technical team will be on the critical path.  For this
: reason, an interim fee may be imposed (which I would hope be credited
: to the tiered-access account, but that's up to the board).


 Bridge the gap? Interim
 options? Critical path?               It's like this:
 Impose? What a joke! Jones
 et al had years to prepare            No-one wants anyone
 for this day when there               to take the lead for
 would be no more gov't                fear of failure but
 handouts. And still all               no-one also wants to
 Jones can do is talk and              do anything because they
 make big words.                       are too busy with other
                                       things. All sorts of 
 The tiered access figures             silly options fly around.
 all you silly tarts tout              But still no-one wants
 are cooked, fake, fraudulant.         anyone to take the lead
 And a flat fee forces the             for fear of failure but
 poor off the Freenet. Money.          no-one also wants to do
 Now. Leadership. Yesterday.           anything because...
 Time. Over? Perhaps.
                                       Anyone notice a pattern here?
 Bob Allisat

             The fire burns in the roots of the forest
                       deep under the snow
          to re-emmerge once the waters of spring recede
                and sun hot winds parch the lands.

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From: ab330@torfree.net (Bob Allisat)
Subject: Dog Chases Tail (Re: TFN Donations (was: TFN Donation Plea)
Date: 1997/01/28
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