[Osmf-talk] Consultation on fundraising strategy

[steveaOSM]

Fascinating conversation.

> None of the above really matters to what this thread is about. The predicted gap is 500k GBP - efficiencies could reduce this, but it's not going to change the need for a different fundraising strategy than we have right now.

Paul, for decades you've had deep knowledge of and design in this project.  Not everybody does.  Curt is OK (rude and/or disingenuous is not, I can see some might take that as personally rude, I don't mean it that way).  Thank you for succinct answers.  You walk a very tall walk here.  My understanding is that our (this community's) opinions both about 500K of "this year" and "fundraising ahead" opened a door to another dialog, a present one.  I don't wish to be too bold to participate, neither too timid.  There is a future beyond "this year" and this is a fundraising strategy dialog.  Both presently, it's in the Subject, my understanding is "we're consulting about the future."  My opinions were solicited, I offered my similarities of experiences.

If you wish to go to your own dialogs (and understanding?) and all of this happens on some other channel, OK, I see the door is closing.  I've felt like "minds are made up already" like a cold wind before.

Sincere issues can be multiply, politely addressed.  I see:  Paul more closely with "technical, this next year" and "others consult" (about fundraising strategy, then it was brought up here).  I guess I am still listening.

Tough crowd.