On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 08:49:43AM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > On 25-Mar-20 05:55, Toerless Eckert wrote: > .... > > I think it would also be good to create a > > "pay what you think is appropriate" for remote attendants, > > maybe even with a bit of public shaming by publishing this > > in the attendance list. > > You can't do that. > It would need to be a fixed sum why ? When i make a donation to some charity i also select my own sum and i can also get it tax exempted for example. > shown on an invoice and receipt, so that people can expense it. Sure. > With reduced rates for sole practitioners, a free ride for students, etc. I can already see months of discussion about fair levels and constituencies for each on the mailing list. I think self selected payment levels would be a very interesting approach to try. I can not vouch that this would make enough money, but it would be great if the community was given the opportunity to try it. As i said. with published contributions. > If remote participation becomes the new normal, we'd definitely > need to do that. Cheers Toerless > Brian