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On the future of LWNOn the future of LWNPosted Jul 28, 2002 18:04 UTC (Sun) by BogusUser ((unknown), #2910)In reply to: On the future of LWN by BryceK Parent article: On the future of LWN I think the problem with donations or a subscription in the context of an online journal is that people are not really clear what they are getting for their money. In other words, lwn needs to find the right value proposition that would trigger a critical mass of people to subscribe/donate money. I posted my own suggestion below but I think the key is that lwn needs to have an attractive plan for what to do with the "extra" money. In general people are a lot freer with their money if they understand where it is going and there is sufficient transparency for them to see that their understanding is correct. I think a good "what if" senario for the "extra" cash and a means of following the cash flow would ease a lot of people's minds and open their pocket books. Robb
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On the future of LWN Posted Jul 28, 2002 21:46 UTC (Sun) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link] ... it is going to pay for the cakes, coffee, car payments and light bills of the human beings (remember human beings?) who make the whole thing happen. They might be reticent to say it, but I'm not: Damnit, but Jon can write. People who can do that aren't all that easy to come by.As it happens, they're all technically qualified to do stuff that will make them more than $18 a hour. How many of you reading this make more than that? I sure as hell do. If they're willing to only make $18 an hour to do the good job they do keeping me ahead of the curve, I'm willing to pay some of it. But we live in the real world, and unlike open software, open journalism is a real-time pursuit. You can't turn it loose and then "go back to work". It *is* work. "To each according to his ability, from each according to his needs." Yeah, I know; I did it backwards on purpose. But hell, maybe it's just me.
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