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amen! I know I work in NYC and that it's expensive here but trust me, $20 or even $10 is NOT barely the cost of lunch or dinner.
2 slices of pizza == $3.00 throw in a soda and you're still under $5
>From: John Lewis <jlewis_at_punchnetworks.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: !! *Very* important Oracle-L message !!
>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:58:27 -0800
>
> >we're throwing out figures
> >like $10, $20, $50 etc. for us in the US, this is
> >barely the cost of lunch or dinner,
>
>Your lunches must be REAL nice. Is that with or without the wine?
>;-)
>
>(The place I usually eat has beans and rice with 4 corn tortillas for $3.
>And its in a downtown area)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:13 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>my 2 cents. i think it was re-iterated that payment
>was not necessary so i don't think folks should feel
>guilty if they can't pay. we're throwing out figures
>like $10, $20, $50 etc. for us in the US, this is
>barely the cost of lunch or dinner, so no big deal.
>but some other folks in other parts of the world,
>$10-$20 bucks is a big chunk of money that they can
>ill-afforded.
>
>all i'm saying is that folks should not feel compelled
>to pay or feel guilty. just re-read the original
>post. hopefully, most if not all the funds can be
>covered by US/Europe based DBAs' (and i hope this
>does'nt offend anyone).
>
>and everyone, whether they contribute or not, should
>feel more than welcome to use the list - no guilt
>trips please.
>
>mkb
>
>--- Jan Pruner <jan_at_pruner.cz> wrote:
> > There is no problem with subscription of today's
> > user.
> > I will pay too because I find this list excelent.
> >
> > But what about new users? If I find a new list
> > server with subscription,
> > I will never pay to try if is it valuable or not.
> >
> > I think that free subscription is better way 'cause
> > mail list is still free
> > (and open for new users)
> > and Bruce have no troubles with restriction (user's
> > rights) etc.
> >
> > Of course, we will pay and the others (nonpaying
> > users) have the List free,
> > I don't like it but ....
> >
> > Jan Pruner
> >
> > Dne st 29. srpen 2001 19:22 jste napsal(a):
> > > I think a subscription is a decent suggestion. I
> > know Bruce wants to keep
> > > it free but it still sounds the most feasible to
> > me. After all the
> > > "electronic friends" I have made on the list, and
> > of course its primary aim
> > > as a second-to-none technical resource/forum, I
> > would hate to see it go.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Lee
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: 29 August 2001 11:36
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: 28 August 2001 23:29
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, now that I have your attention, please read
> > the following message from
> > > Bruce Bergman,
> > > owner of fatcity.com. It concerns the future of
> > this list.
> > >
> > > Please read the entire message before replying.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Jared Still ( List Owner )
> > >
> > >
> > > -------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Hello ORACLE-L list members --
> > >
> > > I would like to take a few minutes of your time
> > for a "State of the Union"
> > > address, if you can call it that. This is a
> > rather serious message, and I
> > > request that you take the time to read this
> > message entirely. I've got a
> > > problem that needs resolution this week, and I'm
> > hoping you folks can help
> > > me come to a conclusion. This message turned out
> > to be fairly
> > > long-winded, so please excuse me for that. :-)
> > >
> > > Fat City (fatcity.com) is my company, and I am the
> > provider of the list
> > > services that you receive ORACLE-L through. I've
> > been hosting Internet
> > > mailing lists for over 10 years, and carry quite a
> > few lists, including a
> > > big selection of Oracle-related lists (14, in
> > fact). Fat City has always
> > > been a labor of love for me. Over the years it
> > has rarely generated any
> > > income at all, and it usually does not cover my
> > expenses -- most of the
> > > time
> > > it is a monthly loss for me. The vast majority of
> > my 60+ mailing lists
> > > have
> > > been hosted for free, at my expense (as is the
> > ORACLE-L list, for example).
> > > Yet I have absorbed these costs because I enjoy
> > hosting discussion lists
> > > and I know a lot of lists can't afford to pay for
> > quality service.
> > >
> > > I am soon to be one of the Rhythms Orphans.
> > Rhythms, my DSL provider, has
> > > gone bankrupt and will be out of business by
> > 10-Sep-2001. I need to find
> > > another provider of high-speed Internet in order
> > to continue operations. I
> > > am at the point of either folding shop completely
> > and going out of business
> > > myself, or trying to make Fat City a viable,
> > money-making endeavor. I need
> > > to make this decision by this Friday (for
> > financial and planning reasons).
> > > After Friday, I am committed one way or the other.
> > >
> > > My upstream ISP and I are on very good terms, and
> > in fact, I've been a
> > > customer of theirs since 1985! As a result, they
> > have graciously offered
> > > to help me out of this situation at considerable
> > expense to themselves.
> > > I'm not at liberty to discuss the terms of the
> > contract I would engage in
> > > with them, but suffice to say that is one of those
> > once-in-a-lifetime
> > > opportunities that I'd be a fool to pass up. I
> > have this offer personally
> > > from the President of that company, if I want it.
> > Simply said, my ability
> > > to take them up on their offer and switch Fat City
> > over to a dedicated T1
> > > or
> > > better solution revolves around being able to
> > generate quite a bit of
> > > additional
> > > income per month, and very soon. In an effort to
> > be open and up-front with
> > > you folks about this, I basically need to generate
> > an additional $500 more
> > > per
> > > month. Right now that seems daunting, but I've
> > been working hard to line up
> > > that
> > > additional income, and I believe I can do it.
> > Just not right away. My
> > > estimates are that it will take me four or five
> > months to come up to that
> > > level. I need to get out there and sell website
> > hosting and list hosting
> > > packages, and get new customers. That takes time,
> > unfortunately. I need a
> > > buffer to enable me to get past this startup
> > phase.
> > >
> > > After some discussions with Jared (the list
> > owner), and some encouragement
> > > from him, I am coming to you to ask for you help
> > in keeping Fat City
> > > financially afloat until I can be self sufficient.
> > I'm not asking for a
> > > specific dollar amount from anyone, nor am I
> > *expecting* anything from you
> > > folks. But if it is within your power to
> > contribute some money towards
> > > this
> > > end (and yes, I know these are hard financial
> > times for everyone), I am
> > > hoping you can help. If I can get sufficient
> > promise of funds that will
> > > see
> > > me through the next few months, I am willing to
> > jump in with both feet and
> > > make Fat City a viable business. If it looks like
> > the contributions are
> > > not
> > > sufficient to enable me to do that, I will cease
> > operations within the next
> > > 45-60 days.
> > >
> > > Let me be clear about a few things: If I *do*
> > cease operations, I will give
> > > all of my lists time to find new list providers,
> > and will make every effort
> > > to aid the shift over to the new provider, provide
> > list dumps, archives,
> > > mail forwarding, etc. Even though Rhythms goes
> > out of business on
> > > 10-Sep-2001, I have secured service until at least
> > 10-Oct-2001 to enable
> > > this to happen. So don't worry about having to
> > rush into your conversion
> > > if
> > > things don't work out. I would also like to
> > clearly state that this is not
> > > some attempt to blackmail or coerce anyone into
> > coming up with money. This
> > > will either succeed or fail based on what you
> > folks can comfortably and
> > > willingly contribute. If I had the ability to
> > cover this startup period
> > > myself,
> > > I would definitely do so. If Fat City ultimately
> > goes under, it wil NOT be
> >
>=== message truncated ===
>
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