Now isn't that exactly the worst possible thing that could happen?
Where's the independence then?
What was the argument against making the PICList a newsgroup? I forgot...
/\/\/\/*=Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Black" <fastvid@EZY.NET.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [AD]: Just bought a REALLY KEWL mug (was: I'm not really a
jerk)


> Selling mugs and t-shirts is cool but it's unlikely
> to ever amount to real compensation for the costs
> of running the list. Has anyone considered contacting
> Microchip and asking them for contribution??
>
> Surely a few grand here and there would be nothing
> for a company of that size, and they could get some
> additional value from the list, maybe being able
> to add a "daily update" post each day or some other
> form of value added advertising on the list. Maybe
> an occasional post from a Microchip design guru?
>
> I wonder what percentage of their sales comes either
> directly or indirectly through this list? Maybe a
> deal could be worked out that really benefits all.
> -Roman
>
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> [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads
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>

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