how was the event !!?? On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Avash Mulmi <[email protected]> wrote:
> charging money just to cover half or quarter of the expenses if not > full, and not for profit making is not a bad idea. > > Notice how students are eager to pay money for that Stu(dent)pid > Partner Stuff?? Is it because they have the name of a big company > flashing on their head?? > > Everything else properly said by Rabi ji. > > See you in the college. > > Regards > > On 12/15/12, Rabi Bhattarai <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Kath-FOSSinan, > > Greetings and Goodmorning !!! > > > > Good to read your reply. > > See you in person this morning in your college. > > > > When I was telling you, do charge for the event, you should not > > mis-understand as if I was telling you to make profit and pay > > professionals. My strong conviction and experience has shown that people > do > > not value what they get for free of cost (You Know Free Beer !!! Do they > > value that, at that context?) > > > > One more thing, even if you say the program is for free but someone pays > > for it. Space, Logistics, Tea and Snacks, Electricity etc. If the > > beneficiaries are not paying some else has to and the movement doesn't go > > longer that way. > > > > I know some commercial companies (should I say name here !!!) charging Rs > > 200 or Rs 250 for free commercial advertisement in the colleges in the > name > > of Student Partner Stuff [just sucks !!!]. And, your friends are happy to > > take part as if they are given employment then and there. > > > > You know things are good on your part as well, so make it zero cost > program > > and charge them whatever 10/20/30 or anything. Do not give that for free? > > Else, at the end some of the participants will ask you: How much did FOSS > > pay you to do this program? What will you answer? > > > > Rest is up to you. > > > > See you in your college. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ravi > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 5:53 AM, Sundip Ranjit > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> > >> Dear sir, > >> You are absolutely right sir but The event we are > organizing > >> today is just an introductory event of FOSS and we kept it a free event > >> because first we need to promote the free and open source software > rather > >> than being just money oriented from the very first ph > ase and there wont > >> be > >> difference between some other money oriented company and FOSS community > . > >> first we were thinking about charging some amount for the event but we > >> come > >> to know that most of the juniors didnt have the good knowledge about > Open > >> source and its importance in the professional career. That is the reason > >> why we kept this first event to spread the Knowledge and importance of > >> FOSS > >> so that there will be lots of participant in the next training session > >> on > >> FOSS though they have to pay for the training. > >> This is just our view and we still students and we think just about > >> learning than earning in this stage but it may be different in > >> professionals view and may be in few year we will also have different > >> view > >> point. > >> > >> with regard, > >> KathFOSS Community > >> kathford Intl college, balkumari > >> > >> > >> -- > >> FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > >> http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> Mailing List Guidelines: > >> http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > >> Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Ravi Bhattarai, M.Sc. (Information Technology) > > CEO and Chairman, Axon System. > > President, ACS, ALB, Kathmandu Toastmasters Club, 8112 > > Master Trainer, SQC and Secretary, QUEST-Nepal > > > > Author: Computer Text Books for Megha Publication > > Advocate and Supporter: FLOSS Movement > > > > Consultant: ERP and ICT Deployment > > > > -- > > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > Mailing List Guidelines: > > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > > > > > -- > Avash Mulmi > > Support Mozilla Project :) > > @avashz > http://www.facebook.com/avasz > > -- > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > -- Regards, Sunoj Das Shrestha President Robotics Association of Nepal [RAN] www.ran.org.np 9841-881095 www.facebook.com/sunoj.shrestha Founder member GDG kathmandu -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/
