[Board] Re: Work from home, make money fast, etc, etc

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

That works out nicely - thanks for taking the initiative and giving  
us an update.

On 2-Nov-07, at 8:56 AM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:

> Tyler (and board, just fyi):
>
> I just recently found out that the authors of our monthly column in
> GeoConnexions magazine are entitled to a EU$150 "honorarium", and  
> their
> new editor has agreed to make this retroactive for all the columns  
> we've
> done so far.  And, furthermore, all but one of the authors has  
> agreed to
> just donate the money to OSGeo (I have not yet heard back from one of
> them).
>
> I've given your email address to Roger Longhorn, GeoConnexions editor,
> so he can arrange for payment.
>
>
> If my math is right, this means the foundation should be getting at
> least 6 * 150 = 900 euros (US$1300).  Not too bad at all.  Almost up
> "associate sponsor level", at a rate of 12 columns/year and assuming
> everyone in future also agrees to donate their payments.  Might  
> even be
> worth a press release, although maybe competing media outlets would
> decline to run it :-)
>
> -mpg

Tyler Mitchell
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