You missed the point. This not about
commercialisation of ILUG but about creating a
strong public body for promoting free OS (not
just Linux???). The issues involved are way
beyond hobbies, amateurs etc. although they will
be the worst (and first ???) affected. Please
note I am not trying to disparage the amateur or
hobbyist. I see numerous and very important roles
for the ILUG and this will cost money. Let's not
wait for the need to arise but anticipate and
plan ahead. My suggestion for Rs.1200/- is
extremely feasable (the cable opertaor charges
120 bucks for dishing out crap). Tea and biscuits
- go to the local Udipi joint. Promoting Linux
and the free OS is actually promoting the spread
of IT at grass roots and the benefits accruing is
greater than CATV (ok, ok I too watch the
heroines doing their jig). You would have to Xply
the astro club fees if a certain Mr. Gates would
have got to see the stars first. Also if you try
to do sophisticated star watching the cost would
reach the stars. Time lapse photography, image
caputre etc. It depends on what your aims and
goals are. (incidentally i built my first
telescope when I was 8yrs. and there were no
kits- 100x, 3 lenses, card board tube and no
stand- got a permanent crick in the neck watching
moon craters).
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--- "Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some people wrote:
> >ILUG must charge a nominal membership fee.
> Fees
> >should be around Rs.1200/- yearly.
>
> >>Rs. 50 or 100 per month ...
> >The amount is definitely affordable.
>
> >So I see no harm in you guys paying for being
> shown the light.
> >A point system may be setup so that
> individuals may cash in on this
>
> No way man! I don't agree with any of this!
> Rs.100 a month is way too much!!
> I agree that students need not have a
> concession, but consider this - I am
> a member of an Amateur Astronomers' group
> called the "Khagol Mandal", and
> the membership fee is only _75 bucks a year_.
> This collection is used for
> expenses like telescopes, presentation
> hardware, volunteer expenses,
> administrivia, members' projects ... The only
> other source of funds is
> through public shows, but even that is just 20
> bucks per head for one-night
> demonstrations every month, most of which is
> used up in setting them up
> anyway! And what's the life membership fee?
> Believe it or not, Rs.500!! Now
> that's what I call *nominal*!!
>
> Why on earth will ilug-bom need to collect a
> whopping Rs.1200 per member
> per year? I really don't understand. I can
> understand Nag's expenses, but
> we can always do what the Bangloreans do -
> share the expenses of every
> meet! And we should definitely consider
> presentations, workshops as a
> source of "royalty" (I don't know if that's the
> right word), which can be
> used to help cover ILUG-Bom expenses (maybe we
> need to list what qualifies
> under this ...)
>
> And whoever wants to consider this as "fees"
> for your enlightenment, surely
> missed the point of a "User Group"! This is and
> should remain a public body
> to help newbies and experts alike in enhancing
> their knowledge by sharing
> experiences ... dont't try to commercialize it!
>
> Sameer.
>
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