Re: Formal Member Registration

[Syed Khader Vali <sidgeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> On Sun, 28 May 2000 12:24:49 +0530 (IST), "Ravikant K.Rao" <ravikant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

    Mukund> level member registration under the banner of
    Mukund> linux-India. The fee can be Rs 100-500 , the funds should
    Ravikant> out of 30 active members, of a total of 120 odd members)
    Ravikant> rejected "commercialisation" and bringing in "fees" and
    Ravikant> suchlike stuff. For a guy that's stone broke like me,

Well, It is just a suggestion anyway. It is gonna be somwhere between
100-500 and god knows whether it is gonna be monthly or annually. If
it is annual, it is fine. ANyway I am not gonna talk about what amount
of money goes as fees. The main thing I am against is the formality
that is going to come into this. I would be more glad to give out
money as to funds or something like that but not like a fees. I spend
money on lot of crap, so why not on something which can benefit linux
in india. But the point I am against is formality. That is the formal
member registration and stuff. Much of what has come into LI is
voluntary effort and let it be like that ( Am I wrong in assuming that
much of it is voluntary effort ? then please correct me ! ) And
everyone knows how formality can bring in politics, bureaucracy et
al. There is gonna be prejudice and all that stuff.  And most of it
all, what are the difficulties in the present setup. 
" if it ain't broke, don't fix it ".  Or are we facing some serious
problems in the present setup ?

    Ravikant> (student) , I'd rather blow 500 bucks on more cds
    Ravikant> (Linux,Movies,Music, and otherwise) ,movies, booze(!)and
    Ravikant> women(!!)  

Well, let's not talk how you might want to spend your money in a
"better" manner by spending on "booze, women" rather than for the
"benefit of Linux in India" when you have the bucks. :-)
Thanks
Regards
        - Khader
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