>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:31 PM, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org>  
>> wrote:
>> A key problem with funding is the sheer amount one would need to  
>> achieve very much; if we postulate a dozen people (say 10 that do  
>> development work, a manager/leader and an admin) you would have to  
>> budget around $1.2M a year; increasing steadily as the USD sinks  
>> into the mire.
>>
>> Are planning a mission to the moon?  There are many things that  
>> could be accomplished with a lot less.
> What, you think I'm not worth 100K a year?
>
>  Heh...not exactly what I meant.  I meant, you could do useful  
> things on the scale of a few weeks and one or two people.
>
> - Stephen

You could also pay for people to work in countries where the US  
Dollar (assuming that is the currency of choice for raising the  
funds) still has some weight and get more bang for your buck.  :-)

l8r
Sean