Sorry to digress, but "Less than 48 hours remaining !!!! So hurry !!!" got me laughing really badly.
-- Karan Verma On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Deepank Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi, > > It is something not very frugal to me, infact I would love to buy Windows 7 > licenses too for merely 200Rs. Am I eligible? :P > > But going by the original claim and the reason why Microsoft gave MSDNAA > Access was to enable all students to get free and legal Microsoft software. > So, when you are saying that everyone who is not a CSI member has to pay Rs. > 200 to get Windows 7 licenses, then you are actually making a wrong deal for > those CS and IT students who are not CSI members. But since nobody is > fighting for that here, I don't see any point why I should? > > If you have some unused licenses which students did not care about from CS > and IT students, then maybe it will be prudent to sell them to non CS and IT > members for such an amount. But even for that, if the Microsoft sales > departments get a whiff of it, they are not going to be extremely pleased by > this. > > Regards, > Deepank > > > > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Aditya Vishwakarma < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I see you guys have valid concerns, let me address them one by one. >> >> >> Few Doubts : >> >>> 1.) Are you sure that you have the permission from Microsoft has given >>> you guys the permission to sell their software for Rs 200. And you are gonna >>> pay a royalty to Microsoft. In case, you are not doing this then they can >>> charge you + nsit +csi-nsit for a hefty fine, probably. >>> >> >> MSDN academic alliance was initiated in year 2006. It was exclusive to COE >> and IT only. Prof MPS Bhatia approached CSI - NSIT for its successful >> execution. Therefore, MSDNAA accounts were created for all IT and COE >> students of 06 batch. Bhatia Sir then transferred the MSDNAA to CSI-NSIT. >> The usage by IT&COE batch of 06 was very low(10-15), but largely, the >> transfer was due to the fact that CSI-NSIT was already managing the >> partnership unofficially. This transfer allowed for formal control of MSDNAA >> and also brought MSDNAA access to all NSITians, by virtue of being CSI >> members. Formal control means taking full control of the server, the >> alliance and being responsible if any mishap happens. The latter part was >> necessary for faculty to allow us access. >> >> >>> 2.) If you are getting these licenses through MSDNAA then probably you >>> ought to give these licenses to every nsitian, whosoever wants to have them >>> as the MSDNAA a/c is meant for representing the college and not a particular >>> society. >>> >> >> This particular drive was started so that every NSITian has a chance to >> get MSDNAA access without paying for full CSI membership. I think everyone >> benefits here. MSDNAA was previously meant only for IT and COE students. >> >> 3.) I guess CSI promoted Open Source. I hope you understand that any free >>> software is not Open Source. P.S. : I am cc'ing the nsit_lug group in case >>> the great owners/moderators of this csi_nsit forget to approve this mail >>> after moderation. >>> >>> Anyways this is more like spam mail and the csi was not supposed to be a >>> group sending out spam mails... Really disappointed with the moderators of >>> the group as to how they allow spam mails and promotions on the group. >>> >> >> CSI - NSIT yahoo user group mirrors open source philosophy. We welcome >> freedom of thought and expression, it ensures transparency. However, freedom >> of thought is not freedom from thinking, so please insure that mails, if >> written, are sincere and polite, with some thought process and logic behind >> the expressed opinion. >> >> And Deepank Sir. I fail to understand how is this spam. CSI - NSIT used >> this medium to communicate information which we believe would help others in >> getting access to better computing experience. >> CSI - NSIT is a not a commercial entity. The said promotions are generally >> for the benefit for NSITians. I know that being a MS employee, MSDNAA access >> is something very frugal to you, but for many, its the 1st time they will be >> running a legal version of Windows. Which both you and I know, is totally >> different experience. >> >> >> Regards >> Aditya Vishwakarma >> Undergraduate Student, IT Department NSIT, Delhi University, India >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Deepank Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Anyways this is more like spam mail and the csi was not supposed to be a >>> group sending out spam mails... Really disappointed with the moderators of >>> the group as to how they allow spam mails and promotions on the group. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Deepank Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> IMHO, if CSI is selling the MSDNAA licenses that were given for college >>>> then it is an illegal thing.. and anyone who is buying should check the >>>> credibility of the licenses. Also if you are a college student then you >>>> should be getting these licenses for free and not for 200Rs. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Deepank >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 11:02 AM, mohit taneja <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey, >>>>> >>>>> Few Doubts : >>>>> 1.) Are you sure that you have the permission from Microsoft has given >>>>> you guys the permission to sell their software for Rs 200. And you are >>>>> gonna >>>>> pay a royalty to Microsoft. In case, you are not doing this then they can >>>>> charge you + nsit +csi-nsit for a hefty fine, probably. >>>>> 2.) If you are getting these licenses through MSDNAA then probably you >>>>> ought to give these licenses to every nsitian, whosoever wants to have >>>>> them >>>>> as the MSDNAA a/c is meant for representing the college and not a >>>>> particular >>>>> society. >>>>> 3.) I guess CSI promoted Open Source. I hope you understand that any >>>>> free software is not Open Source. >>>>> >>>>> P.S. : I am cc'ing the nsit_lug group in case the great >>>>> owners/moderators of this csi_nsit forget to approve this mail after >>>>> moderation. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Mohit Taneja >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* Ekansh <[email protected]> >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *Sent:* Sun, November 1, 2009 12:34:08 AM >>>>> >>>>> *Subject:* [csi_nsit] Obtain your own original Microsoft software FREE >>>>> of charge >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Now not just Windows 7, CSI-NSIT is offering its members an opportunity >>>>> to obtain original Microsoft Software including softwares like Windows 7 >>>>> Professional Edition (worth $ 299.99), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual >>>>> Studio among others, FREE of charge. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Even non-members can avail of this opportunity for just Rs. 200. >>>>> >>>>> To request a copy of your own original Microsoft Software, including >>>>> Windows 7, please fill up the form on the CSI Website. >>>>> >>>>> Last Date for Receiving Requests: Monday, 2nd Nov '09 (till 8:00 PM) >>>>> >>>>> Less than 48 hours remaining !!!! So hurry !!! >>>>> >>>>> We hope you enjoy the Microsoft experience. >>>>> >>>>> For further information, contact: >>>>> >>>>> Ekansh Preet Singh - 9871162247 >>>>> Abhinav Arora - 9911691744 >>>>> Shikhar Kohli - 9868111866 >>>>> Nikhil Gupta - 9899602921 >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> CSI Team >>>>> Note: Non-members are requested to please submit the money to any of >>>>> the 2nd year executive board members before they are provided the access. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
