On Thu, Dec 08, 2005, Ido Abramovich wrote about "Re: New Look for http://welcome.linux.org.il/": > Is the "shell background" REALLY that necessary?
<JOKE> Yes, having a background in shell is indeed necessary for every Unix user! :-) </JOKE> > All of these fighting shows me how relevant "Hamakor" > is nowadays, and is part of my reasons (and not all, > there are other issues too) on deciding not to renew > my donation this year. It is sad you feel that way, because Hamakor I believe that Hamakor is as relevant as it ever was. It is still our only chance to organize things that cost money and need legal paperwork (organizing events, printing and distributing CDs, etc.); And it is needed so that other organizations, when they need to find "free software people", will have an address to turn to (for an example of this, see http://www.isoc.org.il/open/). And I hope you realize, by the way, that Shlomi's and Alon's fighting doesn't cause any waste in the money you contribute. Nobody in the Amuta (not even the board) takes any salary; We don't pay a webmaster or for web-hosting, or per modification to the site. The only thing that Shlomi and Alon wasted was their own personal time. Every penny you contributed went to worthy causes, like printing free-software CDs, helping Welcome- to-Linux lectures in local clubs, helping Free-Software-in-Schools projects with hardware, and other expenses I'm sure the board will be happy to tell you about. If for some reason you don't trust the board not to waste your money, please at least trust us comptrollers: It is our duty to make sure the board doesn't waste money. And we take this job seriously. -- Nadav Har'El | Thursday, Dec 8 2005, 7 Kislev 5766 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |----------------------------------------- Phone +972-523-790466, ICQ 13349191 |The two rules for success are: 1. Never http://nadav.harel.org.il |tell them everything you know. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
