The LibraNet team approves the release of their "purchase only" release for the Library project. They do not have any promo items, but will send me a hi-res version of their Tux. I will make up some tee shirt with the iron-on kits in a week or two.
Doug Riddle --- Libranet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:46:41 -0700 > From: Libranet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Looking forward to 2.7, and looking for help > > Hi Doug, > > Sounds like an interesting project. Giving the 2.7 CDs to the > libraries > is ok with us. True we would prefer they bought copies but the > promotional value is excellent. Hopefully you can get our name in > front > of as many people as possible. > We do not have any promotional material, (we should have T shirts), > so I > guess you can make your own. We can help you with images if you > like. > e.g. we have a high resolution penguin image. > > Thanks for including us in the project. > > Best, > Jon > > Doug Riddle wrote: > > > > Dear LibraNet Team: > > > > First, let me say I am looking forward to 2.7. I hope to > order a > > copy next month. I am a registered user of 2.0 and love it. > > > > Secondly, let me get to the heart of the matter. Our > local lug is > > starting a project to put Open Source Software in the Public > > Libraries. We plan on starting with just a few distributions, > > LibraNet, Redhat, Mandrake and I think Knoppix. What does this > have > > to do with you? > > > > This involves LibraNet in two ways. One, I would like > permission to > > donate the newer versions of LibraNet that I purchase for the > purpose > > of the pilot program only. I would be copying the CDs and your > > labels and donating them free of charge to the libraries. For > our > > pilot project we will be targeting about twenty libraries in the > > Baton Rouge Louisiana area. Once the Pilot program is over, I > would > > observe your last release available free policy. The second way > this > > involves Libranet, is that we are looking for promotional > material. > > Do you offer tee shirts or such that we could purchase or beg > for? I > > considered making some via the "iron-on" kits you can get for > inkjet > > printers, but I would rather get items that reflect the quality > of > > the products. Do you have "LibraNet Team" tee shirts, or other > > suitable promotional items? Could I buy five or ten to give away > as > > door prizes during our demonstrations at the libraries? Or, > could > > you donate twenty? > > > > You can find basic information at > http://pllug.sourceforge.net/ We > > are just getting the pilot program together, so Dustin has not > put > > any information up at http://brlug.net -- the local LUG's site, > but > > you can ask any of the contacts on that site about the project. > > > > We appreciate any help you can offer, even if it only > permission to > > donate copies of the new releases to the libraries. I would > rather > > you get the income, but I think letting the library patrons see > your > > distro for themselves will result in sales. We are hoping to > start a > > movement down here. > > > > ===== > > Warmest Regards, > > Doug Riddle > > http://www.dougriddle.com > > > > ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; > they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > -- > Libranet GNU/Linux - The TOP Desktop > http://www.libranet.com ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
