> > > P.S.: USBDI as in, our version of it. The people from the consortium > > > kicked us out. > > > Can you elaborate on the reason that USBDI does not FreeBSD > > to be involved with the consortium? > > Money. We cannot pay the fee (>1000 US $) to join the kindergarten aka > consortium. No company was willing to pay it for us and the consortium > was not willing to waive the fee, because not-for-profit organisations > still draw a certain benefit for their community, or something along > those lines. All sounds a bit strange if you consider the fact that the > spec will be open and free-for-all eventualy.
Actually, there are a combination of issues. The cost involved in being a member is one issue, another is that to remain a "member in good standing" you have to attend at least one meeting every three months (ie. travel to/around the USA), and the third is that you need to be able to negotiate and sign legal agreements on behalf of your organisation. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ m...@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msm...@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msm...@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
