Re: Specific Questions

[Karl Denninger <karl@Mcs.Net>]

> 
> 
> Karl Denninger writes:
> > > All of us do this on a volunteer basis (my boss will not even pay for my
> > > time, so any time spent is at my own expense), and at no time during the
> > > calculation did anyone ask for compensation for their time or work. 
> > 
> > Then why was part of the justification for the $20,000 application fee
> > reimbursement for expenses of the IAHC and CORE members?
> 
> Actually, I never saw it phrased that way. It wouldn't even make any
> sense, given that CORE's members are the organizations paying the
> $20,000.
> 
> However, you are correct that there are expenses that have to be paid
> for. As has been noted, the mere fact that we are not being
> compensated for our time doesn't mean that it is reasonable for us to
> have to pay for things like our conference calls out of pocket. It is
> one thing to donate one's time, and it is another to have to donate
> one's money.
> 
> Perry

HAVE to?

Since when do you *have* to perform a public service?

But if you do, you should perform just that. A public service.  Out of your
own funds, time, and potential profit that could otherwise be recognized.

And yes, this does include tangible expenses.  So what?

There are ways to cut these costs down to size.  Among other things the IAHC
might have done to take advantage of this include standardizing on one
platform between participants (ie: Win95, so they could use Netmeeting for
electronic conferencing -- imagine that, using the Internet for
administering itself :-)

Of course, its easier just to do things in a way that increase everyone's
cost -- as long as you can turn around and pass those costs on to others.

Its AMAZING what people will do to control costs when they have to pay 
those costs out of their own pockets, and its REALLY amazing just how
functional such systems are when designed by people who not only have to 
use them, but pay for them as well.

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