[LAU] Linux audio course Rotterdam

[david]

drew Roberts wrote:
> On Friday 12 September 2008 15:14:03 Bob van der Poel wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 06:50:42PM +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
>>>>> When you give a course it cost you: time, traveling costs
>>>>> (Brussels > R'dam) organization, making a course book (and copy it?)
>>>>> and linux audio usage, educational and presentation skills.... that
>>>>> could deserve some money....
>>>> I agree. OTOH, one reason why the course is given in
>>>> English in the centre of the Dutch/Flemish language
>>>> region may be that a lot of the course material is
>>>> just copied from material available on the web.
>>>> In that case I just hope that Mr. Moors has all
>>>> the copyright issues sorted out.
>> Really, what is the problem here?
>>
>> If you think the course is too expensive ... don't go.
>>
>> If you can do better ... offer your own course.
>>
>> If you want to teach for free then do so; if you want to get paid, then
>> charge.
>>
>> If you don't want your stuff copied off the web and used in a commercial
>> manner: don't post or affix a "not for commercial use" copyright. BTW,
>> the GNU licence doesn't support this so you'll have to use a different
>> one (correct me if I'm wrong).
>>
>> Isn't the whole point of freedom the ability to do what you want to do?
>>
>> I have donated a lot of software over the years ... and I've sold stuff
>> as well. But, one thing I will not do anymore is to play for free. Too
>> many times I've done just that for some good cause which doesn't have
>> any budget this year ... and then next year, when they do have some
>> money, they hire and pay someone from out-of-town. I'm sure the same
>> applies to teaching.
> 
> We all likely tend to develop our own rules of thumb over the years. I try not 
> do do any windows tech support gratis for friends and family anymore. I have 
> moved away from windows to avoid those problems and paid the price in various 
> ways to do so. I don't see why I should pay for them not doing so.
>> Please don't confuse freedom and free beer!
> 
> Indeed. Also, look at the speaking fees famous people get. I am sure a part of 
> the fee goes to being able to say you rubbed shoulders with that famous 
> person as opposed to the content of the speech you heard.
> 
> And as someone has already pointed out in another way, if this course is 
> successful, everyone now has a model to follow should they wish to do so.
> 
> Re playing for free for charities and the like. Perhaps do so with a bill that 
> comes due should they pay another act in the future? (If you value the 
> charity that is.)

No, that probably wouldn't go anywhere. Better to work out a *price* 
with the charity (based on how much you might charge normally) - and 
make it a donation and documented as such by the charity. Then you get a 
tax benefit (at least in the US).

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David
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