Bob Stepno on nytimesriver.com

Thursday, July 12, 2007 by Dave Winer.

Bob Stepno: "The only thing this approach doesn't do is generate income to pay the salaries of the reporters and editors who actually produce the stories." 

There's no reason it couldn't -- but I haven't felt comfortable doing that without a deal with the Times. 

People are starting to use the site now that the iPhone has focused us on using mobile devices to read news. The more people do that the more attractive it will be as a business.