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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531450123-09032004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Cleveland huh? I'll be flying to Westlake, OH March
22nd - 25th....maybe I can take him to dinner as a thanks
;-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531450123-09032004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Scott</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Couvrette, Jeffrey
C.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 09, 2004 4:58 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'mythtv-users@mythtv.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mythtv-users] RE:Isaac's
unemployment <BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I agree that it would be really nice
to find a way to help support Isaac and other key contributors to open-source
projects for their time. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Isaac, if you are not comfortable
taking donations from strangers, maybe you would consider spending the
approximately $40 to set up a sole-proprietorship so that you could be
considered your own business within the city of Cleveland (or maybe it's setup
through the county) and then you could consider money paid through Paypal as
payments for services rendered and then claim the payments as actual income from
your business. Of course, you would have to pay taxes as you would for any
other income, but it would be a legitimate business venture from which you could
possibly make some profit for yourself. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You have donated much of yourself to
this project; you shouldn't feel uncomfortable having some financial means come
from it. Maybe if you start to consider this project as a business venture
in some ways, you could figure out a business model that could be profitable for
you. Heck, if you figure out a way to support yourself through MythTV, you
would be providing another service to the open-source community by showing an
example of how to manage an open-source project and make money!
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Be willing to be flexible; you don't
have to work for someone else to make money. For example, recently, I have
been helping friends and family with computer problems a lot. I don't feel
comfortable having friends/family pay me for my time, other than in beer, but I
was taking time off from a paying job to help them out. What I did do was
get a sole-proprietorship, printed some business cards, and started asking
friends and family that I help to hold onto a couple business cards and
recommend me to their friends. In the last two months, I have started to
acquire paying customers. I don't make a lot, but it at least pays me for
the time that I take away from my other job. And in the process, I get
some flexibility in my lifestyle and in a portion, get to work for myself!
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In short, I just wanted to offer
some advice and suggest that you look for ways to provide for yourself doing the
things that you love. Contrary to what many of us think, your time is
worth something. Just be willing to let people compensate you for that
time; you may find out that people consider your work more valuable than you
think. I for one consider your project valuable to me and I think many
others out there do as well.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best of luck and
Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jeff</SPAN></FONT></P>
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