On 8/29/06, Prasanna David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > Was there any progress in getting the Ubuntu CDs shipped in without the > need to pay customs duty at the post office ? Or do you still have to > pay customs ? Any idea how we can get it without duty ? >
2-3 month ago i ordered 5 cd pack. I didn't have to pay any customs. :) > GCES is organising a IT fest on 19th and 20th September. The main aim > is to create awareness of the effort involved in software development > and IT awareness in general. With the abundance of unauthorised (aka. > pirated) software on the streets of Nepal, people - including students - > are misled. So, apart from projects demonstration, FOSS awareness > programs form a major part. Our students want to compose a CD with FOSS > for windows and Ubuntu that can be distributed to interested people. Really a nice move. keep up the good work. > We want the CD to be just like TheOpenCD or Ubuntu - which can boot a > linux as well as have windows software when used in a windows machine - > but with our own collection of FOSS that is more relevant for people > here. For this collection, we are eagerly looking at the list of FOSS > that you people at KTM are compiling. We will be keeping you posted on this > as > well as asking you ideas (and software as well :) you mean the CD would contain a Linux distro (Live CD) + other FOSS apps for windows. That would be really nice. :) > In addition to that, we thought it would be better to distribute some > Ubuntu CDs as well - since it comes in a nice package. So, please > advice us on this. that would be great but I dont know whether we can order Ubuntu cd's in such a large volume. What we can do is burn the iso in black CD's. Sponsor's re needed ;) > Are we already late for getting ubuntu CDs shipped before Sep 19th ? I got my package in about 1-1.5 months. seems like it is already late. > > We are targeting mostly college and higher secondary students. > great. > > regards, > Prasanna David > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- regards Manish Regmi --------------------------------------------------------------- UNIX without a C Compiler is like eating Spaghetti with your mouth sewn shut. It just doesn't make sense. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FOSS Nepal" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
