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[Garry Moir]

Probably a good idea, but how many people are we trying to lure into Linux?
The reason for asking this is that if we are trying to mass market 
ourselves(PLUG), then what other freebies are we going to offer?
AND
How are we going to handle an influx of new members. Given the kerfuffle 
that occured on this list following the announcement of membership fees 
being due..... It is alright for those of us who are keen on Linux (and 
hence keen on PLUG) to put up with this lack of information, but new 
members and particularly new-to-Linux people, will not hang around for a 
second bite.
Just my two bobs' worth (I'm a pre-decimal baby).

On Tuesday, March 09, 1999 3:19 PM, Gavin Tweedie [SMTP:tweedie at nw.com.au] 
wrote:
>
> > > > How 'bout a free CD of your choice of Linux? ^_^;;
> > >
> > if you come down tonight to the next PLUG meet i will have some copies
> > with me for sale for $10
>
> The more I think about it the better giving out free cds sounds.
> "Join PLUG for $10/year and get a free Linux cd to install"
>
> Not everyone will want the CD but for those people who are just 
interested
> in learning, or businesses who may be considering swapping from another
> *nix or nt it might be just what they need to convince them to give it a
> go. - Even at $10/year including a free CD you'd stillg et around $7
> membership after paying for the CD media (easy to find them around the
> $2-$2.50 range now)
>
> What do others think?
>
> Gavin