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Re: Adoption - NOT. Cooperation/assistance - yes.
> ftp.tau.ac.il has been there for the past 2 years, carrying the latest slackware. I
> never had any problem with it.
Any sunsite mirror? tsx-11??
> And probably push their CDs/Unix courses on the people there too, so after about 2
> meetings newbies will avoid it for fear of being harrassed. I sisn't notice we had
> a real problem in finding a place once we set our mind to it.
Not true. Each time everyone had to arrive somewhere different, which makes
finding a place every time difficult. Although this point isn't very
important.
> > 4. Negotiations with companies. The main reason we didn't get books,
> > different types of CD-ROMS, shirts, etc. is because no company will
> > negotiate special settlements (consignation) with a group of nobodys.
> > A company WILL negotiate with a big company like Sela (not to mention
> > that Sela themselves have lots of Linux/Unix material).
>
> And what will we gain from it? They can, and probably do it now without us, so why
> do you think they will want to share it with us?
We will gain something very simple. To remind everyone, one of our goals
is to distribute Linux. This year's Computax was better than last year's,
but imagine if we would have gotten Infomagics, Linux books, etc. etc.
As to why they'd want to help (to answer Oori as well), they have an interest
in spreading Linux as well, from a commercial point of view. Many people
in Linux-il are key figures (sysadmins), and many will BE key figures
(students). They know newbies come to us with questions. If we'd answer:
go to Sela, both sides profit - we spread Linux and they sell.
> Again, why do you think Sela will go for it? It'll cost them a lot of money, and
> they will gain little more than having another booth remotely affiliated with them.
It will not cost them that much money (see point above). Think of it as
a long-term investment - lots of companies do that (Digital, for example).
Listen, you guys (and Chen), I am suggesting a very minimal cooperation.
I think being able to sell CDs and books is nice. I think having our
own sunsite/tsx-11 mirror is even nicer. It would also cover expenses in
our next show. That's about it.
Shay
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