Re: [rp-ml] Reports of the Death of the RPML have been greatly exaggerated...

From: Greg Pettengill (coteart@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2007 - 16:29:25 EEST


Adrian,

Thank you for pointing this out. I indeed meant to write "an uninterested
non-commercial entity" instead of a "disinterested" one.

I still believe it would be wise to not rule out potential help just
because it is commercial.

-- 
Best Regards
Greg Pettengill
Cote' Art & Engineering <http://coteart.com/index.html>
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to
make your soul grow." (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1923-2007)
On 6/28/07, Adrian Bowyer <A.Bowyer@bath.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Greg Pettengill wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> It is clearly important that those running RPML should be disinterested
> but not uninterested.
>
> --
>
> Best wishes
>
> Adrian
>
> Dr Adrian Bowyer
> http://staff.bath.ac.uk/ensab
> http://reprap.org
>


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