Re: Mission Statement

[Michael Hill <mdhillca gmail com>]

On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi gmail com> wrote:

> we've gone from "it adds workload to the administrative assistant and
> to the board directors chasing companies for paying invoices" to
> "crippling weight" in about three emails. this is how memes propagate,
> and PR disasters are born.

My apologies, that wasn't helpful.

> "crippling weight" [citation needed].

"This hasn't only exposed us to substantial financial risks; it has
caused actual financial problems for the project.  This year, GNOME
temporarily ceased funding of hackfests in order to recover from the
cashflow problems caused by the size of OPW." -- Ryan Lortie

Result: day to day operations of the Foundation disrupted.

Mike