Where is the PSA $$$ Going?

Matthew Lewis Carroll Smith

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Apr 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/4/97

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Those of you who are PSA members may have seen this message from Guido:

>I don't think it would be wise to publish a detailed budget (and it
>would be impossible as well). However, I can tell you roughly where
>the money goes -- there are no secrets.

In an effort to take some of the burdens off of Guido's back, I have
compiled a summary budget of the PSA for your edification.

PSA 1996 Budget
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Income:
'Guido for President' Campaign Contributions
(1)........$1,093,276.54
Milk Money Extortion Program............................$
3.12
PSA Memberships.........................................$
2,934.07

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Total Income:
$1,096,213.73

Expenses:
Monty Python Licencing Fees (2).........................$
652,362.55
Pre-Release 2 Week Vacations (3)........................$
10,876.45
Post-Release 2 Week Vacations (3).......................$
369,841.59
Alien Abduction Insurance...............................$
15.01
Python Web Site Maintenance.............................$
62,541.72
Great Comfort Cream.....................................$
554.65

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Total Expenses:
$1,096,191.97

Total Profit (Loss): $(
21.76)

Notes:
(1) Many of you many not be aware of the fabulously successful
'Guido for President' Campaign. While Guido has no interest in being the
president, the PSA thought it would be a cool way to collect money. The
centerpiece of the campaign featured an attractive offer to spend the
night in Guido's spare bedroom in exchange for a $50,000.00
contribution. (Mark Lutz stayed TWICE!)
(2) Since the proliferation of Monty Python related names (Python,
Monty, Grail, Eric-the-Half-a-Compiler, et al.) has increased over the
past year, the PSA felt it would be wise to licencing the Python name to
forestall any lawsuits. An added benefit is that John Cleese is teaching
Guido how to walk funny.
(3) Pre-Release vacations are spent in the Catskills. Post-Release
vacations are spent in the Bahamas. Guido is currently working on a
system which will allow him to make more releases of Python; thus
octupling the number of vacations he takes in a year.

Well, folks, as you can see, Guido is taking money out of his own pocket
to make the PSA work! So stop whining!

--
Matthew Lewis Carroll Smith
Quest Interactive Media http://www.quest.net/

Computers are useless;
they can only give you answers!
-- Picasso

Guido van Rossum

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Apr 5, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/5/97

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> centerpiece of the campaign featured an attractive offer to spend the
> night in Guido's spare bedroom in exchange for a $50,000.00
> contribution. (Mark Lutz stayed TWICE!)

This is funnier than you think. Several regular posters to c.l.p have
spent the night there...

Thanks for the chuckle, btw.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

Chris Trimble

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Apr 6, 1997, 4:00:00 AM4/6/97

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Matthew Lewis Carroll Smith wrote:

> PSA 1996 Budget
> ---------------
[...]

Excellent breakdown!

Of course, the PRS (Python Revenue Service) did not report that it
spent $4 billion in trying to upgrade its system and had failed. An
inside source has told me that it had something to do with threads and
Tkinter on a Linux box, hmm... :-)

- Chris