Greetings Community, For your information, Last night, we have already discussed regarding this "making money for ubuntu-my" on our loco IRC channel #ubuntu-my on <a href="http://irc.freenode.net">irc.freenode.net</a> And here is the conclusion as what I understand (please correct me if I'm wrong): - Nobody will make money by representing Ubuntu Community and Ubuntu Community won't keep any money for any donations. we don't have any Treasury Dept or Accountant. - If in case, Ubuntu Community need some money to work on any community events/project, the money should be coming from any sponsors including ourselves and the money will be spent over that event/project alone. - All members have freedom to make money using open source, or providing open source service BUT you CANNOT use Ubuntu Community name OR representing Ubuntu Community. - You can use your good name and experience in Ubuntu Community to strenghten your Profile or Portfolio. You can read the Meeting Log for details at: <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com.my/Mesyuarat_IRC_23-03-2009">http://wiki.ubuntu.com.my/Mesyuarat_IRC_23-03-2009</a> Or read the minutes at: <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com.my/Wiki_Ubuntu_Malaysia:Peristiwa_semasa">http://wiki.ubuntu.com.my/Wiki_Ubuntu_Malaysia:Peristiwa_semasa</a> I hope we are all cleared. Thank you. <div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/24 Hasan Bakar <<a href="mailto:bizkutrai@gmail.com">bizkutrai@gmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> "This is why we say that <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html" target="_blank">free software</a> is a matter of freedom, not price." -- Richard M. Stallman <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html</a><div><div></div><div class="h5"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Nicholas Ng <<a href="mailto:nbliang@gmail.com" target="_blank">nbliang@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">All, I seconded with Zarul. It's not that we against any activity by members that want to get profit from Ubuntu Linux. What we against are the activities that related to profit earning to UBUNTU-MY team. As the team is a COMMUNITY, which mean non-profit and community driven efforts. As I mentioned in the IRC last night, the team and all the members of ubuntu who have signed the CoC, we are abide by [1] Ubuntu Code of Conducts (CoC). Therefore we have to uphold the Ubuntu CoC and protect the community from being turned into business entity. [1] <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct</a> Cheers, Nicholas Ng 2009/3/24 zarul shahrin <<a href="mailto:zarulshahrin@gmail.com" target="_blank">zarulshahrin@gmail.com</a>>: <div>> Anyway just a note to avoid confusion later.. > > I am not against anyone who is trying to set up a company that provides > services for open source products like Ubuntu. What I am against is using > the community as a personal "vehicle". > > 2009/3/24 Yusof Khalid - Genius IT Enterprise <<a href="mailto:fryshadow@gmail.com" target="_blank">fryshadow@gmail.com</a>> >> >> Open source is free.. deep into that, the code is free.. I think the term >> to make a profit is not suitable, If we provide a service then that should >> come into some $$$ instead the software that we used.. Canonical itself >> selling product same as like BSD community, they sell t-shirt, cd, poster >> and etc.. using the brand (BSD, Ubuntu). >> >> As a community maybe we should not pay for a particular person instead put >> some $$ for activity, that should be nice :) >> >> $0.002 >> </div>-- <div><div></div><div>Ubuntu-my mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-my" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-my</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> </div></div> -- Ubuntu-my mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-my" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-my</a> </blockquote></div> -- Best Wishes, ApOgEE a.k.a JeRuNgKuN ---------------------------------------------------- <a href="https://edge.launchpad.net/~apogee">https://edge.launchpad.net/~apogee</a> - ApOgEE on LaunchPad <a href="http://artofapogee.blogspot.com">http://artofapogee.blogspot.com</a> - Art Of ApOgEE <a href="http://coderstalk.blogspot.com">http://coderstalk.blogspot.com</a> - Coder's Talk ----------------------------------------------------