status of the free mailout

[Akash Mehta]

Sounds good, although we can't always rely on them, since mailouts will
grow. Maybe apply for grants and accept donations?

Akash

On 8/13/06, David Drury <idavid at atdotdotnet.net> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Linux Australia will give grants for linux related projects. This seems a
> worthy cause, so I doubt that they'd have much objection to approving a
> grant. Details on http://www.linux.org.au
>
> cya
>
> Akash Mehta writes:
>
> > As someone else suggested, we could accept donations and arrange a
> > donation
> > system (paypal?), I'd be happy to help set up a web based donation
> system
> > if
> > a long standing member (or yourself) has a PayPal account.
> >
> > Akash
> >
> > On 8/13/06, Peter baker <jellyware at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> hey guys
> >>
> >> the local mailout of free install discs has been suspended till further
> >> notice.  I have been doing it as a free community service for the last
> >> few
> >> months, and now it is at a stage where its starting to be too big for
> me
> >> to
> >> handle
> >>
> >> yesterday we had 4 requests for ubuntu cd's to be mailed out.  for a
> long
> >> time there we were averaging 1 a day, but suddenly this has shot up to
> >> 2-3 a
> >> day.  this gets kinda expensive.
> >>
> >> I quite enjoy doing the actual mailing, its the financial side I don't
> >> like.  so if anyone has any suggestions on how to raise money for the
> >> mailout I'm all ears
> >>
> >> peter (my email address on the wiki and ubuntu.com.au is
> >> sydneypete at gmail.com)
> >>
> >> --
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> >>
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> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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