[ZF] Deadlines

[Mark of opensourcexperts]

Hi Benji,

- People who make a donation do not have the same involvement (buy- 
in) as a member (it is typically a one time transaction).
- It is beneficial for the Zope Foundation to have a high membership  
count -- especially when talking to the Press
- Provided their isn't high churn -- this helps plan better when it  
comes to budgets / funds available to fund projects

Here are a few questions that maybe you can help answer::

- Is the Zope Foundation an organization concerned only with the  
needs of committing members and a few companies who can afford the fees?
- Is it in the Zope Foundations interest to create such a high price  
ceiling for what is essentially an Individual Membership?
- Why should a Membership for an individual be more than three times  
the amount of say many Doctor's or other professional associations?
- Do you think the average Zope Member is making more money?

Regards,

Mark


On Jun 7, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Benji York wrote:

> Mark of opensourcexperts wrote:
>> Think about all those who have in the past said:  "would love to   
>> contribute but don't have the time / skills" -- they should be   
>> pointed to an Associate Membership.
>
> I'd prefer they be pointed to a "make a donation" page.  Same  
> effect, if they're not interested in joining the Foundation.
>
> If they are interested in joining, the fee seems set to be just  
> about the right to me, but the board can always take up that issue.
> -- 
> Benji York
> Senior Software Engineer
> Zope Corporation