GLUG Meeting on 13th July, 4pm at KReSIT, IIT Campus, Powai. ---------------------------------------------------------- Keeping it running is the challenge. We have tried this in Goa.
The options are: o Privately-run, user-group supported. o Individual non-profit initiative o User-group run. We don need a network of people across India who are convinced that Free Software is about sharing and building the community. What say? FN On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Prakash Advani wrote: > This is a good idea. > > Not just borrowing the software, the library should give an option to > replicate at a nominal cost so like Venky said, traveling could be an > issue so its probably cheaper for a person to travel once to Andheri and > make a copy rather than travel twice to borrow and return back. Then the > issue of damages etc also come up. > > RenDezvous Cyber should decide how much to charge. I think Rs. 50 for a > CD is a fair amount. > > Typically the costs of the CD is as follows. > > - Blank CD of good quality Rs. 10 > - Labels Rs. 1-2 > - Jewel Case: Rs. 3-5 > > A good CD Writer costs Rs. 5000-7000. and can burn about 500-1000 CDs. > So there is a cost of investment which has to be amortised across the > CDs. > > A cost of CD Writer + Electricity + Labor = Rs. 10 > > Total Costs: Rs. 25-30 > > Regards > Prakash > > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 15:03, Trevor Warren wrote: > > Venky, > > > > All of the same needs to propogate across the city, i do agree on the > > same. But for this to happen the critical mass who believes in it also > > has to be won over. > > > > Coming sunday we are meeting at KSREIT, 4:00PM. Even on the list no > > one seems to be taking interest or is plainly jus too busy. Lets guess > > the feel of the audience for the same when we meet. > > > > Let us know if you have further inputs/ideas about the same. > > > > Trevor > > > > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 12:01, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: > > > Trevor, > > > > > > I think this is a very practical idea. Only issue is > > > that due to Mumbai\'s humongous size, the collection of > > > OS CDs needs to be available in more geographical > > > localtions so that people can access it without spending > > > a whole day in travelling. Maybe, others on the list can > > > replicate this idea in other locations in Mumbai? > > > > > > Venky > > > > > > > > > Quoting Trevor Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Hello Luggers, > > > > > > > > Am Experimenting with a new concept. FSF-OS > > > Libraries. Am formulating > > > > one at my place in Andheri where i will rent out > > > Copies of all FSF - OS > > > > distros....the big to the small for a Fixed > > > Deposit(100/-) as a safe > > > > keeping, cause very simply i want accountability. > > > > > > > > Since i will be on travel or busy with professional > > > issues, i am have > > > > the same kept at RenDezvous Cyber...a close associate > > > of mine whose > > > > Cable networks i have been managing for years now. > > > Will also have a > > > > placard put up outside his place displaying \"FSF-OS > > > library\". > > > > > > > > Thinking of starting with all the major distros. And > > > then gauge the > > > > response. Also, will have a list of these put up on > > > the web for > > > > Students/Others to access. > > > > > > > > Any other takers for the same..??. Inputs on the > > > same???. > > > > > > > > What say???. > > > > > > > > Trevor > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ( >- LINUX, It\'s all about CHOICE -< ) > > > > /~\\ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ /~\\ > > > > | \\) / Pre Sales Consultant - Red Hat \\ (/ | > > > > |_|_ \\ 9820349221(M) | 22881326(O) / _|_| > > > > \\___________________________________/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Download Milan -- the Hindi interface to GNU/Linux from > > > www.indlinux.org. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha (FN) | http://www.fredericknoronha.net Freelance Journalist | http://www.bytesforall.org http://goalinks.pitas.com | http://joingoanet.shorturl.com http://linuxinindia.pitas.com | http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- T: 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 M: 0 9822 122436 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
