Using other non-profits in the same space as SPI, FWIW the officers of NumFOCUS are not compensated. I don’t know about about those of the SFConservancy?
-hilmar > On Nov 17, 2016, at 3:04 PM, Joshua D. Drake <j...@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > On 11/17/2016 11:32 AM, Josh berkus wrote: >> On 11/17/2016 11:27 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: >>> On 11/17/2016 10:59 AM, Josh berkus wrote: > >>> Correct, which is why I am an advocate of paid officers. I am not >>> opposed to office staff either of course, but if we pay staff, at a >>> minimum we must pay who manages that staff. >> >> Do we have officers who could spend more time on SPI if they were paid >> to do so? > > I don't know that it matters. Officers of a corporation should be > compensated. It is also normal for established non profits to do so (See > Python Foundation). > > Of course we could get into a discussion as to the motivational quality of a > dollar but I don't know if that would produce a productive result. > > Sincerely, > > JD > > > -- > Command Prompt, Inc. http://the.postgres.company/ > +1-503-667-4564 > PostgreSQL Centered full stack support, consulting and development. > Everyone appreciates your honesty, until you are honest with them. > Unless otherwise stated, opinions are my own. > _______________________________________________ > Spi-general mailing list > Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org > http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general -- Hilmar Lapp -:- lappland.io _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
