17-05-2010, 03:24 AM
I know that John over at Cryptome has a day job as an architect to subsidize Cryptome but for all intents and purposes his website fulfills much the same function as Wikileaks and it seems to get by on a lot less than Wikileaks. I have no problem with Julian getting a salary and it would be good if there were others involved getting one as well. There are necessary expenses like travel as well. Then there are are server costs involved but $600,000 is a lot of fund raising. It would be better for WL to have their accounts open. People would feel a lot better about donating under the present circumstances. It is unfair that corporate newspapers use WL as a free resource database (especially given their role in suppressing news) but independent investigative journalists cannot afford to pay and it is not in keeping with the ethos either. Many are happy to donate their time, expertise and server space for free but there needs to be some openess in the deal.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.