From: Greg Pettengill (coteart@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2007 - 05:35:12 EEST
Hi Ed!
You are much too modest! As it appears to me now, it would be better to
have an interested commercial entity running the list rather than a
disinterested non-commercial entity. I believe the RPML could elect a Board
of Directors from its subscribers to make its policy decisions. If such a
board were to exist, why wouldn't a commercial entity be acceptable to carry
on the day-to-day upkeep?
-- Best Regards Greg Pettengill Cote' Art & Engineering <http://coteart.com/index.html> (321)269-7587 (407)697-7229 cell Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow." (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1923-2007) On 6/27/07, EdGrenda@aol.com <EdGrenda@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Reports of the Death of the RPML have been greatly exaggerated. > > > > After three weeks of silence the RPML is running again thanks to the > efforts of Seppo, the technical magician behind this modern miracle. He > plugged away until he solved the problem which in this case, involved > plugging the power cord of the server back into the wall socket. > > > > But here's the problem: It took him a couple of weeks to get around to > plugging it back in - and we've been put on notice that Seppo and Hannu are > becoming disinterested parties. Very soon they will be annoyed parties. > > > > That means that the RPML - if it is to continue - better start looking for > a new home. > > > > I would think that the best place for it to emigrate to would be to an > academic institution, or failing that, a place of higher learning. That's > probably a better choice than allowing it to fall into the hands of a crass > commercial entity, who would use it to further a particular point of view, > and bend it to grind against the wheel of profit, such as myself. > > > > Let the discussion begin - because if it doesn't the next time the plug on > the server gets kicked out of the wall it may stay out. > > > > > Ed Grenda > Castle Island Co. > EdGrenda@aol.com (email) > > The Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping > http://home.att.net/~castleisland/ <http://home.att.net/%7Ecastleisland/> > > > > ------------------------------ > See what's free at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503>. > >
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