On Wednesday 02 April 2003 17:00, Alon Altman wrote:
> I think making the official membership card a blank CD-R/RW with the
> member's details outside should be best. Also, I think each member should
> get a signed (by the amuta) file certifying he/she is a member up to a
> certain date, and that file can be placed on the membership CD or otherwise
> used as a digital membership certificate (if it includes the member's
> public key as well).
>
> Alon
(I'm not replying particularly to this message, but to the whole thread in
general)
All these ideas are nice and sexy, but I think there is still this little
matter of funding.
I'd like to suggest that maybe such membership cards would be offered
as marchendies (i.e. anyone intrested in such a card(s?) will pay for it).
That way:
1. The expenses of these cards fall only on those interested in it (I'm not
sure when I am going to use this card, or even if I'll find it useful once
or twice a year its cost might still be too high, and I don't see why my
money should go to such cards when more important activities might not
have enough funding).
2. The society's funds go to their purpose (between us - how much does
such a cool membership card really promotes the society's goals, compared
to other possible activities?).
3. If charged a bit over the cost then it could be an additional (and legal?)
source of income for the society.
(same thing goes for T-shirts and other possible marchendise -
reflecting on this I suspect that a T-shirt might help spread the word about
the society even better than a membership card).
BTW - wouldn't such matters fit better to a "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing
list? The Hamakor isn't about linux only, and it's a matter for Hamakor
members.
Cheers,
--Amos
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