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Re: LIP financing
On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Adi Stav wrote:
> How about putting a donation box (instead of a tip box) in the entry rather
> than at the exit, and telling people that the recommended donation is NIS30
> or NIS50? Call me naive, but I think that if it is presented properly the
> majority of the people would just go with the stream and put in the
> recommended donation. This way they'd pay an entry fee, but wouldn't feel
> like they're paying for a service and it wouldn't be considered so legally
> as well.
Its our only option, so it seems. Although I hate to depend on the
genorousity of the typical israeli.
> Another possibility is to push-sell Linux CDs and commercial software
> (X-inside, Wabi should be a hit) to every installer at a higher price than
> usual (say take 20% for anything sold at party) and give the extra dough to
> ILUG. I think that all the software being found in one place and together
> with enthusiasts advising them about their usage should make it worth the
> higher price for most people.
Great idea!
Ira, why don't you tell stav how great an idea it is and how it worked
out in computax!
Chen.
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