Ken writes:
> I will see your $37 and raise you $63 for starters;  i.e: Go for the
> round number:  $100...   since I expect not everyone on 3000-L
> will be able to contribute, $100 sounds about right to me....

I kind of like the idea that if we were to actually run such an add that it
would be supported by a lot of little contributions rather than one or two
large vendors.  This would head off the suggestion that the whole thing was
put together by a single vendor whose products only run on the 3000 and thus
is a self-serving effort rather than a grass-roots community project.

I would suggest a contribution limit of $500-$1000 or so.

Ideally the "letter" would be signed by as many real end-user customers as
possible, though the legal ramifications of putting your company's name on
such a thing probably preclude this.  We could probably include the
signatures (or just names) of individuals though, I would guess, and HP
knows where a lot of us work :-)

If we really want to do this, then I can pledge up to $1000 towards an ad to
run in the national media (Infoworld doesn't cut it).

Wall Street Journal, National Edition, Full Page B/W: $154,813.92

Hmmm, maybe we need to consider a higher contribution limit.

G.