[Fedora-ambassadors-list] video contest prizes

Michael J Knox michael at knox.net.nz
Sat Mar 25 08:06:33 UTC 2006


Tejas Dinkar wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 09:47 -0500, Alex Maier wrote:
>   
>> We have 5K USD total. It all depends on how much support we can get
>> from Creatie Commons... If they decide to help us out a lot, we could
>> spend all this money on the prizes.
>>     
>
> 5000$??? That is A HUGE!!! amounnt of money.
>
> May I ask why we are sponsoring this, rather than using to produce more
> than just 10000 DVDs?
>
> As it is, 3000 DVDs will be gone at FUDCon Boston.
>
> that leaves 7000 DVDs for the whole year.
>
> IMO, cut the prize money in half, spend on DVDs.
>
> IF we get sponsorship from CC, use THEIR money for the prizes. We need
> the DVDs more than the video
>
>   

I have to again.

That money would be better used for production of DVD's for end users.

Michael




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