Mark, I'll bring the package with about 100 cd's to Leuven on Thursday. I'll also bring a bundle of Tux posters, it belongs to Guy Duportail. They where recovered at the end of the Hardy Release Party in Amsterdam. Maybe Ivan can ask him if he can use one or two?
Kind regards, Bart 2008/5/27 Nicolas Pettiaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008/5/27 Mark Van den Borre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I suggest to add a note to the package saying what it cost us. We > > could then sollicit a free gift. > > I think this is what we need to do: free software introduces a new way > to produce and distribute software, but there are still costs that > have to be covered. > > I think we *need* to tell the people that the software can be free (= > gratis) if downloaded from the web as it is immaterial and taken in > charge by the user himself, but that *every* physical (= material) > activity has a physical cost (aka the law of nature apply and a cost > must cover the expense of energy). > > We need to educate the users *both* of these new ways to share and > develop software and the fact that immaterial can be free but material > cannot (or if theyr are free they are paid by someone else) > > > We have the financial means to try > > this approach. If it works, we have one more powerful means of > > spreading the word. > indeed > > Regards, > Nicolas > -- > Nicolas Pettiaux > April - « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre » - www.april.org > > Rejoignez maintenant près de 2 000 personnes, associations, > entreprises et collectivités qui soutiennent notre action > -- Bart Broeckx Willekensmolenstraat 83/7 3500 Hasselt 0476/66.20.80
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