<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Besides money, what other input do you want from partners? If it's just money, I'm in for a $100. You can keep the money as long as you need it, keep buying laptops and reselling them  :) I just went to the link and see it's sold out. The offer still stand though, I'll trust your judgment on purchases. Any one else in? --- On Sat, 1/30/10, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@his.com> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@his.com> Subject: Re: [DC LoCo] sweet laptop for putting ubuntu on - $199 compaq with wifi/cdrw To: ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 1:20 PM <div class="plainMail"> thanks for asking, sanjay.  i currently don't have a spare $200 i can allocate, but i do have a spare $50.      also, in the spirit of ubuntu, i like exploring ways we can embark on collective action that advances ubuntu.              phil > May be I'm missing something here, but if it's a good deal, and it's > resellable, then why the need for multiple partners to buy it and resell > it? > > --- On Sat, 1/30/10, Phil Shapiro <<a ymailto="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" href="/mc/compose?to=pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a>> wrote: > > From: Phil Shapiro <<a ymailto="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" href="/mc/compose?to=pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a>> > Subject: [DC LoCo] sweet laptop for putting ubuntu on - $199 compaq with > wifi/cdrw > To: <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com" href="/mc/compose?to=ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 10:11 AM > > > hi ubuntistas, > >    this looks like a pretty nice refurbished laptop for installing ubuntu > on. > > <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yh4e69u" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yh4e69u</a> > >     the thought occurred to me a minute ago that a few of us could pool > our funds to buy this laptop and sell it at cost on dc.craigslist.org > >       i'm good for chipping in $50. and i can donate $10 towards a memory > upgrade of 512 MB. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yl8luxx" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yl8luxx</a> > >        the pooled funds would be returned to each of the four parties > after the laptop is sold. > >              phil > > i see ground shipping would come to $14 -- so that cost would need to be > distributed, too. > > > -- > Phil Shapiro  <a ymailto="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" href="/mc/compose?to=pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a> > <a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html</a> > <a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a> > <a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a> > > "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates > "Learning happens thru gentleness." > > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-dc mailing list > <a ymailto="mailto:Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com" href="/mc/compose?to=Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc</a> > > > >       -- > Ubuntu-us-dc mailing list > <a ymailto="mailto:Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com" href="/mc/compose?to=Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc</a> > -- -- Phil Shapiro  <a ymailto="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" href="/mc/compose?to=pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a> <a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a> <a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a> "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness." -- Ubuntu-us-dc mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com" href="/mc/compose?to=Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-dc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-dc</a> </div></blockquote></td></tr></table>