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Re: UpComing COMPUTAX



On Wed, 17 May 1995, Amos Shapira wrote:

> I'd think a good reason would be that as users of Linux we should have
> interest in having our community as big as possible so more services
> will be provided (more places will import CD's for instance, maybe
> more effort will be put into Hebrew support, more people to provide
> money for activities, etc...)
Well what I have to say? you are right, dude

> BUT!  I *will* donate money for such an effort.  If enough people will
> do so (I'm thinkinkg about 100 shekels or so for myself) then maybe we
> can get this off the ground.

Well Yair has told that it will cost about $1600 = 4800NIS
48 people will have to donate....I don't think that's realistic
(BTW question: how many subscribers linux-il has?)

Look I personaly can donate such a sum, because I think it will be really 
great if Linux comunity will be presented on this show, but like I had 
told in my previous message $1600 is very big ammount of money, although 
the idea is perfect.

> I wouldn't like to piggy-back on others both because I'd expect the
> space "donated" to be too small to impress anyone and because I don't
> think the chances to find a donator are big.

 
> >From experiences reported over the net and in the Linux Journal about
> such happenings (huge conferences in the Silicon Valley, Washington,
> Europe(?)  and other places) I'd give such a booth a chance to be a
> histeric success, especially if you make the right noise to be reported
> about in the media.

100% right, at least some people will leave the buggy windows and move to 
the TRUE operating system

P.S. May be I'm wrong about collecting the cash, may be we'll find 48 
people - I just have no idea how many Linux users has this country.

yours, Sergei

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