[dba-Tech] Administrivia - Database Advisors Funding Drive

[John Bartow]

Peter,
Bryan is probably occupied with disaster relief again today so I throw it out here:
It's all funded with the same pot of gold. We basically can have as many lists as we want with the way its set up. We've added a couple over the years that were requested and removed a few that weren't being used (see, no one noticed ;-)

So, I'd say the only way to fund a portion is by donating the amount that you feel dba-tech is worth to you.

-John B, DBA xprez and Bryan's-right foot man (fill-in-tech)

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 11:37 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Administrivia - Database Advisors Funding Drive

Bryan,

Re "Database Advisors", I'm interested only in dba-tech, is there a way to help foot the bill of just this list?

PB

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On 10/15/2018 13:48, Bryan Carbonnell wrote:
> Dear List(s):
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> The time has come to have a serious talk.  About money.
>
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> Domain names and internet hosting costs real actual money.  Which 
> we’re running out of. So we need some.
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> So here’s the deal.  We need about $500 to keep Database Advisors 
> running for another year.  Less than that for the next few years after that.
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> Keith Williamson, who has been a real brick about taking care of the 
> messy details, has set up a PayPal site where we can contribute dough.
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> https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S
> GVT87NEVPU9A
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> But what we’re really interested in is your intention to donate some 
> real bread to the cause.  After all, there’s no sense in raising $250 
> when you need $500 and the thing goes down the tubes for lack of a few bucks.
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> Reply to this email and tell us how much you will donate if we decide 
> to pull the trigger.
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> I’ve been a member of DBA before it was DBA – when it was hosted by 
> Memphis Technologies for free and then one day they decided to pull 
> the plug and suddenly we were all talking to each other through a 
> yahoo group, trying to salvage AccessD.
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>
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> And we did it.  DBA is an actual corporation with stock certificates 
> and everything.  A bunch of us chipped in and thanks to some tireless 
> work on the part of a few members, DBA was born and AccessD was saved.  
> And they’re still doing it today (Thank you tireless volunteers.}
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> I can’t count the number of times over the last 20 years or so (could 
> it be that long?) AccessD saved my bacon; that I sent in a question at 
> 10:30 at night and woke up in the morning to find that some lister in 
> Germany or Australia had answered my question.  And those of us on the 
> OT list have been communing for what? 20 years? Births.  Deaths.  Weddings. Divorces.
> Job changes. Happy time. Sad times.  It’s a cyber family (most of us 
> have never met each other in person). And we would hate to see that 
> circling the drain.
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> But I digress. Certainly the traffic on the list has diminished as the 
> popularity of Access has waned.  But every couple of months they still 
> pull my chestnuts out of the fire.
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> So write back.  If we send out a request for money, tell us how much 
> we can count on from you.  I think we can get to $500.  If we 
> can’t…well I don’t want to think about that.
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> So let us hear from you.
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> If just 10 of you chip in $50 bucks, we’re there!  Or 50 of you each 
> putting in a sawbuck.  That works too.  Or anything in between.
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> OK let’s get it started.  I’m good for $50. So we only need $450 more 
> (see how easy that was?)
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> You?
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>
> Rocky Smolin
>
> Beach Access Software
>
> 760-683-5777
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> www.bchacc.com
>
> www.e-z-mrp.com
>
> Skype: rocky.smolin
>
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