Yikes ! All I was saying was, that what could not be done in the last meet, can be done in this meet. That is if you are still interested in sharing your information with us.
As such I feel that a giant like IBM promoting a software for indian consumers is a wonderful thing that has happened to Indian Linux community. Even if some people find the concept of closed source software antagonizing, its still helping people linux aware. When LUG says Linux is good, no one cares, but when IBM says we are launching a product specifically for Linux, then aww...Linux gotta be good. May be its the indian mentality. We want everything free and sonething thats free cant be good.(where did I hear that from?). So I was saying...that..umm..forget that.....u coming in the upcoming meet ? Prolly we can talk in detail. chao ! Amit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sudhir Gandotra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:41 AM Subject: Re: [ilugd]: Free as in Freedom - Issue needs urgent decisions ! > Hello Amit, > > Since I was not trying to promote the software through this offer, that > does not remain an issue at all. > Let us discuss the offer, once the basic aspects are decided about > where/what-for the group is. > Jokes etc. are one thing and they are always acceptable. But, we cannot > make the LUG as a joke. Stalling an anouncement and discussion, > amounting to keeping an information away from the group is surely not a > joke. But, by the way, if that is a joke, then we better not call > ourselves a Linux group. > > > amit soni wrote: > > > > Wait Wait wait.....is the Rs. 100 walli offer still open ? > > I am sure we have many buyers in the group itself including me Let raju port > > tally in linux till then! ;o) > > > > and BTW, even though i wasnt there in the meeting, I am sure he(raju) must > > have said it with a bori fulla sarcasm. > > > > > 1. That we have developed the first financial accounting package on > > > Linux and that IBM is going to announce it in next few days to the > > > world. > > > 2. That I would like to make the first announcement in the LUG-delhi. > > > 3. That, the retail cost of the software is Rs.10,000, and I would like > > > to make the following offer to all members of LUG-delhi: With their > > > proposed membership fee of Rs.100/- they pay another Rs.100/- and get a > > > complete version of the software. And that this aditional Rs.100/- would > > > go towards corpus fund of the LUG-delhi. The advantage of doing this > > > would be manifold: Members would get something useful at a throwaway > > > price and LUG would get some funds. > > > Raj Mathus's resposne was: Fine Sudhir, let's discuss it in the meeting > > > and do accordingly. > > -- > Peace, Force & Joy! Sudhir Gandotra. > Transform lives: http://humanistmovement.org/ > IBM announces Kalculate - Linux Desktop is complete > http://www.kalculate.com > > ================================================ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org > > ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
