how about a digital library?
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On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Narendra Sisodiya <
[email protected]> wrote:
> I want to start a Library for FOSS books, But the basic math says this is a
> difficult task..
> A decent 3 room sized place will cost around 15,000 - 20,000 per month. a
> care taker with 5000 per month . total operational cost is 25,000 * 12 = 3
> Lakh per annum.
> If we assume 3000 per annum as fee then I atleast need 300 student , (100
> student per room :P )
> So I want your feed back that what is the most suitable place in delhi
> where we can have maximum participation and How many student really turnup
> for this type of activity. Also, if I assume 30 student at 2000 per annum
> then this will yield 60,000/12 = 5000 per month.
>
> where I can find donations etc.. how this can feasible.. what is
> your thought on this.
> Also, do student or professional will prefer to enroll for such library
> where every book is available in pdf form in pirate-bay... IMO, many
> download a huge book on opensource or other topic but never read in pdf
> form. I see many guys to printout pdf and read. after 3-4 year we might see
> cheap 5000 INR ebook reader which are much similar to real book in look and
> feel. Also, student are only free on saturday/sunday.
>
> PS: Having a such platform will group together like minded guys and
> increase the foss community. Also there are many guys/gals like me who
> already have a small library at lab (appx 60+ technical book, most of them
> not read.) creating common place will save money of such guys/gals.. Having
> a dedicated space for hacking or other community oriented activity will be
> much useful.
>
> Thanks
>
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