<div><br></div><div>In the future, please don't mention my name, or throw my name around, without even understanding my "true intentions".</div><div><br></div><div>If I thought donating $100,000 or $500,000 of my own money would help "speed" things along, then I would.</div>
<div><br></div><div>But the question remains, where are we even headed? What is the expected end result?</div><div><br></div><div>Would it be a "wise" decision, and would the end result be what we are "all" expecting?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Every person has a different expectation. So let's hear the "expectations" first, and then discuss the idea of fund raising (to help meet those "expectations").</div><div><br></div>
<div>The idea of discussing a "finished product" in the "OpenSim Dev Core" list might seem like mute point.</div><div><br></div><div>That was my only reasoning for saying "Look at a group that is focused on a finished product that is similar to the goals you are trying to meet".</div>
<div><br></div><div>If it's "core" that needs work, then by all means generate the funds to fix the "problems" that you see in core.</div><div><br></div><div>Seems strange to even discuss fund raising without even discussing the "problems" first?</div>
<div><br>I apologize if my posts sounded a bit "harsh". I wasn't trying to offend anyone, I was merely trying to take the "emotion" out of it, and trying to point out the "logic" behind my opinion. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Please keep the "flames" down. Thank-you. If it's fund raising that we must do, then I'm supportive of that effort as well.</div><div><br></div><div> Thank-you,</div><div><br></div>
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<div>On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Melanie <span><<a href="mailto:melanie@t-data.com" target="_blank">melanie@t-data.com</a>></span>
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<blockquote>Not everyone will tell you to fork off. Who is
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>> I think you're a bit confused as to what Open Simulator is
(and what it<br>
>> isn't).<br>
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>> If you're going to beat your drum, and try to conjur up money,
then<br>
>> at least screw your head on straight and try to get a grasp on
what<br>
>> it is that you're trying to accomplish.<br>
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> Holy cow, is this what people get for asking how they can help with<br>
> OpenSim? Drew came along, asking how non-coders can help, and<br>
> presented fundraising as one possibility, and gets suspicion,<br>
> hostility and downright insults.<br>
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>> We have no clue what direction you are trying to head....<br>
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> Just recently someone was asking for an OpenSim roadmap, and the<br>
> consensus was "We don't really have one." Now we get people
screaming<br>
> "DON'T TREAD ON OUR ROADMAP!"<br>
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> The issues raised are certainly valid, and it's perfectly fine to
say,<br>
> "It's not as straightforward as you may think," but this type of<br>
> response is completely uncalled for.<br>
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> I've been planning to invest a substantial amount of my own money
in<br>
> OpenSim, and would have been asking here how best to do it;
apparently<br>
> the best advice in this thread is "fork off".<br>
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>> Those people that actually paid money for a Facebook Clone are<br>
>> probably some of the dumbest people I've ever seen.<br>
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> P.S. Diaspora isn't a "Facebook clone". It's an entirely different<br>
> approach to social networking, and quite a good idea, I think.<br>
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