[App_rpt-users] Allstar Link Support

[Shaun Rudling]

I think an annual donation with a Xmas reminder by some kind sole, 
should be quite in order.

If one gets a monthly fee, users start becoming very demanding and 
induces stress amongst everyone. Your hobby starts to feel like a job. 
Not nice.

Our hobby is all about unpaid commitment, especially SysOps and 
developers. But a bit of re-numeration now and again does tend to 
inspire one and make an incredible solution, become even better.

Keep it up, to all involved. And to all the sysops, persevere because 
this AllStar Radio/VoIP node really works well.

Shaun
ZR5S







On 17/12/11 07:12, Marshall Oldham wrote:
> Greetings fellow Allstar link members,
>
> I am writing this email with the hopes that we as the amateur community can step forward and support our hobby, mainly the app_rpt
> and allstarlink technology that we all enjoy today.
>
> As many of you might NOT know, the creator of app_rpt and the allstarlink network has never charged or asked for financial support
> to keep the allstarlink system going.
>
> He has never charged users money to be a part of the allstarlink network, nor has he ever made any profit off of specific hardware
> sales for the allstarlink network.
> Through the years he has put in a great deal of time and dedication along with his exceptional talents to make app_rpt and the
> allstarlink network the great VOIP technology that it has become today.   No other VOIP technology in the amateur radio community
> can even compare to the technology, features and capability that is offered for free to anyone wishing to setup there own
> allstarlink node.
>
> Another unknown fact is that there are monthly costs associated with keeping things running smoothly for the allstarlink system.
> These costs are for server collocation, domain certifications and so on, amounting to roughly $175 per month.  Jim has been paying
> these monthly fees out of his own pocket.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could all pitch in and help him to at the least cover these
> monthly costs for this coming year?
>
> I am proposing that we all donate to this cause via PayPal at the following URL.
>
> https://allstarlink.org/
>
> At the top of this webpage just slightly down there is a PayPal donate button.
>
> In the spirit and season of giving, lets all do our part to try and help out with the financial side, so we can continue to use and
> enjoy this great technology that we have all come to know and love!
>
> I would also like to say thanks to Jim, WB6NIL for all the many hours of work and support that he and others have donated to this
> hobby so that the amateur community at large can benefit and enjoy the use of this technology on a daily basis for free.
>
> 73
>
> Marshall - ke6pcv
> Node 2065, 2066
>
>
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