SCN: Prarienet.org - community network - check it out

[patrick fisher]

I don't want to delve into this too much as there is enough to do right now, but I
feel that something could be worked out with some organization, like an ISP donating
some resources.

Again, that is probably not something that should be looked at at this time.

What we need is more volunteers. From my end, we need more topic editors. 

Patrick


--- "J. Johnson" <jj at scn.org> wrote:
> Au contraire.  I think that the "university structure" of "business" model
> could work quite well for SCN.  We "merely" find enough well placed people
> at the U. who have influence (I presume at least professors here) and
> access to resources (such as facilities, bandwidth, paid staff, etc.), and
> have them take over.  Oh, and re-write the articles of incorporation. 
> 
> Of course, then it wouldn't be SCN any more.
> 
> === JJ =============================================================
> 
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, emailer1 wrote:
> 
> >  Actually, this is an assumption (that the university structure means that
> > Prairienet's methods won't work for SCNA).  It sounds to me like the methods
> > of this group should be thoroughly investigated, to the point of -- when
> > enough has been learned -- having Patrick and others from the Ops Committee
> > fly out and spend a few days talking to these folks.  In one way or another,
> > they have accomplished what SCNA has not been able to do:  (1) PPP
> > capability;  (2) much better level of financial support; and (3) paid staff.
> > It is possible that very little of their methods willl apply to SCNA, but it
> > is important to do an in-depth examination of them IN CASE they have much to
> > show us.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: J. Johnson <jj at scn.org>
> > To: <scn at scn.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 11:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: SCN: Prarienet.org - community network - check it out
> > 
> > 
> > > So looking over several examples of nominally successful not-for-profit
> > > ISP and similar entities shows a trend:  their "business" model is to
> > > associate with some large school where there is a lot of money, excess
> > > bandwidth, facilities, and cheap graduate students, and no particular
> > > concern about meeting quarterly profit targets.
> > >
> > > === JJ =============================================================
> > >
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