Re: Convention fundraisers

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_zRtDFTUgVSOIGELr9zTN_TjYdOB_A1r--9dqY3vbS89xv5gW79eZJNxrMIeMx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:41:11 -0000

>
> > But, it's a limited edition, restricting information to the elite
> >few. And therefore, as a matter of principle, if I can't make the
> >info therein available to all, I should burn it without reading it.
>
> Not this again - make a difference between the information contained
> in these limited edition books from the books themselves.

Difference noted, and irrelevant. You're still missing the point, despite repeating it in your mail.

> Only fifteen copies ...

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> "information" will be made available
> later this year

And that last bit is the relevant one. Later. The elite few get the info now, the unwashed masses have to wait.

So, while it's entirely reasonable to raise money for the con by whatever means works, even (or especially?) if the con organisers use it to buy themselves beer, it's unfair and immoral (according to some of our principles) to have the info available to Rich Buggers before Real People. So we need to buy up those 15 copies (drat! one would be hard enough!) and render the info therein inaccessible to all, including ourselves, until it's properly available to all. A time-locked vault would do it - burning (or, as Newt says, more interesting means of destruction) followed by buying a copy when available would probably be cheaper. Sadly, those of us with those priciples probably don't also have the cash to put this into practice.