[plug] PLUG is it inc

[Bret Busby]

It could also be a good and simple way for members to keep up with the
latest versions of each of the distributions, but, the costing has to be
settled, and then it would likely have to be factored into the membership
fees, which could mean an increase in the membership fees.

Perhaps, the simplest way would be to have CD's available for purchase, in
their own right, at meetings, so that, as new versions appear, the available
CD's could be updated for the meetings.

Haven't I heard something like this before, somewhere?

By the way, how many financial members exist now?

Bret Busby
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
Of Gavin Tweedie
Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 1999 07:16
To: plug at linux.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] PLUG is it inc


On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, alex polglaze wrote:

> The whole notion of $10 joining fee and expecting to get free CD's etc
> appals me. If we are goint run a serious organisation and expect other
> people to join then we need to present a business like image. There are

I would like to think of the "free cd" (or whatever you wish to call it) a
service to members rather than a tool to get more members. The idea of a
user group is to support its members etc... I feel providing CDs is a good
way.
(I'm not thinking like the PC magazines include a CD and some people buy
it just for the CD, people wont pay to join plug just for a CD, and if
they join and dont want a CD - thats fine by me!)

Gavin