From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Namesys now accepts Visa cards on our website (support questions and donations both) Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:43:55 -0700 Message-ID: <40A7A85B.1020703@namesys.com> References: <409BB690.6030604@namesys.com> <409BBDC9.3030809@lindows.com> <409FB387.8080804@namesys.com> <40A19147.4010703@lindows.com> <40A257DA.2010903@namesys.com> <40A26D45.2010707@lindows.com> <40A30B00.8020103@namesys.com> <20040513201142.GT29226@nysv.org> <40A79FD0.3090904@namesys.com> <20040516172233.GB24604@nysv.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20040516172233.GB24604@nysv.org> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Markus_T=F6rnqvist?= Cc: Reiserfs mail-list Markus T=F6rnqvist wrote: >On Sun, May 16, 2004 at 10:07:28AM -0700, Hans Reiser wrote: > > =20 > >>I haven't been able to get a large enough amount from distros to support = >>us (but thanks to Lindows for being a major help), and darpa sponsors=20 >>research not resizers, so I am thinking I might try selling the=20 >> =20 >> > >I have always tried to keep a safe distance from economic messes like this. >What you're saying is that they sponsor research, they give money, but >you can't pay salaries with that money? > =20 > well, we spent all the money.... and the new money has to be spent on security stuff, not on resizers. > =20 > >>Support does not make much money, a few hundred a month..... hopefully=20 >>us accepting visa cards will improve this. >> =20 >> > >How would you say this situation has changed over the years? >Better to worse since the dotcom boom, or? > > =20 > Techbust nearly but not quite destroyed us (DARPA saved us), and now=20 things are starting to boom again, so we should be happy. In the short=20 term, we are suffering, but things are clearly improving and in a year I=20 think we will be prosperous. Hans