From and.rosta@gmail.com Mon Sep 20 16:28:46 2010 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list llg-members); Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-ww0-f53.google.com ([74.125.82.53]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Oxpmr-0006rx-MP for llg-members@lojban.org; Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:46 -0700 Received: by wwb18 with SMTP id 18so890432wwb.10 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8MEoavvmZgd8vxXz3gmdOFgKyBXHUcZCxMVYkM0f0eI=; b=FF8WBKUpMBo0PxVInK0n7tg5t7UwEw/ncfOgT3bZO0pcMV4h8iGK0g4jx0fhxp2U40 DslKEXp+3HUsf8U0HEQpTxy5tO1cIvdliBQJSYyZkAe/VkXIUucXzGxkahFwa6gUApw1 6+2VKFz6G/3CtpyCfllm78ALtImbnU7p5sUoc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=O4Vm0LrphMYBHRYvL5jHQenM8vJzkdScRtF2ww6rC4A83yLXiQ4pAWIGw9gLVlnJ/l b4tvIsJFlwq8PkiDWMb6bkbSWEahAYRVUipi4j2xVRodFDYERn+eLSGSs7DNMetCMdI5 NrTjK9/8pQywB6IxHDJbM31LMXmCaqJjoc2IA= Received: by 10.216.47.196 with SMTP id t46mr4967397web.13.1285025314924; Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [80.192.144.69] (cpc2-pres4-0-0-cust68.pres.cable.virginmedia.com [80.192.144.69]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v44sm5563191weq.4.2010.09.20.16.28.33 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:28:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4C97EE1F.2080901@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:28:31 +0100 From: And Rosta User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: llg-members@lojban.org Subject: [llg-members] Re: 2010 Annual Meeting - byfy References: <4C97E2AD.5060500@lojban.org> In-Reply-To: <4C97E2AD.5060500@lojban.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-archive-position: 952 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: and.rosta@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: llg-members@lojban.org X-list: llg-members Bob LeChevalier, On 20/09/2010 23:39: > Here is Lindar's message. > > Lindar Greenwood wrote: > >> >There has been talk and suggestion amongst people that hiring > >> >somebody to finish/work on the BPFK project is a real > >> >possibility. I would be willing to dedicate time out of my day > >> >specifically to work on the BPFK formal definitions. I would like > >> >to negotiate a price, but I'm not sure what is reasonable or > >> >affordable. At six dollars an hour (two below statutory rate in > >> >California) for 15 hours a week, that would come to some 300$, > >> >which to me sounds like way too much, but at the same time, > >> >that's only 2.5 hours a day with one day off, which is not much > >> >work. If my rent (545$/mo.) was paid each month, I would spend > >> >8-12 hours a day, six days a week working on the project. > >> >However, Robin tells me that this is nowhere near feasible, but I > >> >thought I would put the offer on the table as it stands. I have > >> >the time and the knowhow to finish this project on my own, I just > >> >can't afford it. > >> > > >> >So, as per the suggestion of Robin Powell, I am e-mailing you to > >> >notify the LLG that I am willing to work, officially or > >> >unofficially, in exchange for a reasonable pay, on anything which > >> >the LLG needs completed. This includes the formal definitons, the > >> >dictionary project, CLL2, any translations necessary, paid travel > >> >for business affairs, anything similar, and perhaps any manual > >> >labour required. > >> > > >> >Thank you for your time. > > Robin made some comments on the matter in a message to the Board - > (email dated 10 Sep.), which included a judgement of Lindar's skills and > how much work he could reasonably be expected to get done. I don't know > if Robin's evaluation is unchanged, but I would prefer in any case to > have him speak for himself, and not quote the email. What does xorxes say should happen? Whatever that is, I expect that's what should happen. --And.