----- Original Message ----- From: Soumyadip Modak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:16 AM Subject: RE: [ilug-cal] COMPASS
> PK(Jethu), I understand that we have limited space. Now, can't we > keep all the boxes below the table, and the three monitors on the > table. hmm.. could be done .. i guess > Anyways let's keep the option for the fourth pc open and if it > turns out that the space is such that we can squeeze it in, then > that's great. yes .. that would be ok > You mean 1000/- per head for 16 volunteers ( 16 * 1000= 16000/-) :)Or > is it 100/- per head for 160 volunteers ? ooops ... 8-(( > Any way, its too late to get a separate stall not too late, yet .. but the problem is money handling/payment .. as it is, compass is being criticised for 'faulty formula' for stall allotments in NIS .. and for separating the s/w show from main show .. so any spl concessions from compass can't be expected at all .. there IS an effort of getting some company to sponsor ilug-cal .. by getting a stall and letting us do our things .. by sponsoring food, h/w, transportation, etc .. but nothing concrete has emerged as yet .. going by the speed (slow speed) .. it might come in too late > and then we have > certain members not comfortable with the idea of registration,written > constitutions and AGMs so on, associated with a formal society. this is a dead and closed topic .. for now, definitely .. we need to concentrate on Compass > Remember the old debate (ok its not so old, but many new > members/enthusiastic volunteers joined after the debate died). Let's > have a presence at compass, if the reponse is good, then we can > convince the naysayers, and get a full stall, at the next compass. this already is the state of affairs .. thankfully we can make it happen by doing our favourite thing : "nothing" > Let not the debate start again, not at this point. Let's concentrate > on the event that's about a month away. i fully suport this approach > After that we can have a > leisurely debate hey ! why didn't "I" think of this one ? a leisurely debate .. what a super idea .. cool, calm, focussed, nice, decent, friendly, co-operative email based (?) deliberations .. this will crystalise nicely over several months .. and the decision will be long lasting and rock solid too ! > ...... promoting the use of the whole gamut of > Free/Open Source (and the so many other different Licensed) software, > among the people, and hopefully the government. This we'll HAVE to do .. with the tidal wave of linux popularity by compulsion rather than by choice and planning .. i remember one meeting where someone important pointed out that govt of wb will have to go the linux route .. why ? .. they have no money to pamper themselves with windows, that's why ! .. its not a matter of choice .. its a matter of no choice except those choices which cost zero to buy .. even if we won't do it, it'll happen ! > Hopefully, we will be > able to utilise your offer fully in the next Compass. :) 'my offer' ? grrrreat ! ..pk -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
