Re: Re: Bang!Linux 2001 March 05-07 a rip off ? -The real facts

["jf_wroxindia" <jf_wroxindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Archan
Thanks - we'll try our best as usual
cheers
johnf

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From: archan <devrootp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jf_wroxindia <johnf@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <linux-india-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [LIG] Re: Bang!Linux 2001 March 05-07 a rip off ? -The real facts


> thanks John for ur sensible reply and hope that we will have nice
> session at bangLinux...
>
> archan
> devrootp@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Nagendra wrote:
> >
> > thanks for the info and filling in all blanks which we were wondering...
> >
> > All we were asking was to reduce the price selectively and not that
> > everybody should pay less, as paying 9.5K a delegate of a linux company
> > is nothing(ex: a guy from linuxsol/exocore/freeos/etc) but it really
> > hurts the individual developers and students who are/will be the most
> > interested and knowledgeable participants(ex : think of a person getting
> > paid around 20K/m giving away 3 days of leave + 50% of his monthly pay
> > for the conf and that too he is not a commercial linux developer
> > finally).
> >
> > Anyway I think I will attend it at this level on one of the three days
> > thanks to the cost reduction.
> >
> > ----
> > Virtually yours,
> > Nagendra
> >
> > 73's, VU2CLN, ICQ : 4779564 | nagendra@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | To accomplish great things, we must not only act, |
> > | but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -Anatole France |
> >
> > jf_wroxindia wrote:
> > >
> > > Wow...Open Source...conferences...stress.
> > > I've got to interrupt on this thread just to inject some facts
> > > Firstly, BangLinux this year *was* expensive. Last year, I had
(correction,
> > > my CEO) to write cheque for USD$70k+ to dig out the costs of
> > > BangLinux2000. With the plan for this year ...we simply had to put
prices
> > > up to cover our - -ses. Well, since then, I've had a heap of LUG guys
and
> > > others saying that it's too steep. So, in the past 10 days I have been
> > > around the sponsors once more, and got some new people into the
> > > bargain and upset them all by pleading poverty and bombing their mobiles
> > > every morning. That, together with more cash from my CEO means I can
> > > get the price down to something more digestible. You'll see
> > > announcements going out on the newsletter today and changes on the
> > > banglinux.com website. Prices are now 2250 for day, 5,400 for the 3
> > > days. I don't think there's any juice left in budgets to go further
...if we
> > > do
> > > make a few paise , at that new rate, then rest assured I'll donate it to
the
> > > Earthquake fund or to a deserving Open Source project.
> > >
> > > BangLinux doesn't make profits (that'll be the day :-)  it was started
by us
> > > to inject a different focus into the nascent Indian Open Source
community,
> > > get a bit of Wrox publicity and generally get the ball rolling (with
help
> > > from,
> > > the then healthy, Suse) I want everyone to realise that it should be as
> > > much about other Open Source efforts (PHP,GNOME etc) as the OS ...
> > > and, also, that it starts to address Linux usage in active businesses as
> > > well as in Universities etc.
> > >
> > > As usual, the fees from other Exhibitors means we can give a free booth
> > > to LUG(s). BLUG always end up hosting ...so it would be good if
> > > Chennai/Mysore and I hope Puna could chock in with some show of
> > > bodies this time around.
> > >
> > > In answer to a few points:
> > > 1. If anyone can genuinely get an all-in break in Goa for Rs9500 - give
me
> > >  the name of the agent. My kids don't get much seaside in Bangalore
> > > 2. >STUPID M$ like corporate promo
> > >      It's not that, I think that's plain ...if I could get Bill to pay
the
> > > entry fee for
> > > everyone, I would though.
> > > 3. >mails from Linux businesses to Linux fans
> > >      I don't control the politics of who sends the to best list etc.
etc. I
> > > just bust
> > > my - - - - - trying to get a good thing flying. If anyone wants to
encourage
> > > attendance in a positive way - and can do it better, then please do so.
> > >
> > > That's my 2 paise-worth. The gig is on, the arguments will fly, the
speakers
> > >  will speak, the lunch will be better. I hope some of the people on this
> > > thread come along and give me their opinion personally on how I should
> > > do things in the future.
> > > John Franklin - GM, WroxIndia
> > >
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