On Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:07:27 EST Eric Thomas said:
>>who or which organization  will finally  take the  sponsorship,
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>
>You are optimistic as always :-) STILL, if I were a CREN site looking for
>NJE connectivity past  Dec 1996, I would put some  $500-1000 in my budget
>for this.  If it doesn't have  to be spent,  great, but if push  comes to
>shove the funds will be available. This  isn't much money and I would NOT
>take the risk of  relying on a possible sponsor that has  yet to make any
>kind of commitment.
 
correct. i'm optimistic as usual ;-) but i agree..... if it indeed turns
out that no funds will be needed, people can still use it for buying me
some cigarettes ;-)
 
>>   i  have  however some  difficulties  in  putting this  proposal  into
>>   wordings   which  are   acceptable   for  Terena   (for  taking   the
>>   sponsorship).
>
>What did I jus say? ;-)
 
and what did *I* say above : 'who or which organization...'. it may even
turn out that the sponsorship will be taken by a single person, just
asking the community for some cigarettes ;-)
but you're right, this person ;-) would really like to do it sponsored
by an organization. so this might be seen, as the very last possibility.
 
>>not yet ;-) note, that i'm currently working contracted by Terena.
>
>Yes, but this is a totally  different situation. You're not *employed* by
>Terena,  Terena is  buying a  fraction of  your time  from your  employer
>through a contractual service agreement that  runs from date 1 to date 2.
>The worst they can  legally do is decide not to  renew this agreement. If
>this happens, it  is a relatively simple matter to  arrange for the money
>to come from another source starting  from date 2. This is very different
>from having to worry about still having a job next week...
>
>  Eric