GLUG Meeting on 8th 4pm at PUKAR, Near CST. -------------------------------------
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kapil Karekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:25 AM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fw: [LIH][COMMERCIAL]Slackware CDs available > GLUG Meeting on 8th 4pm at PUKAR, Near CST. > ------------------------------------- > On Thursday 12 June 2003 23:53, Saswata Banerjee & Associates wrote: > > 1. its too messy.......there are cheap cds available from commercial > > vendors > > messy ?? I am in the process of burning 50 cds ... I am not feeling messy yet > ;) It is not just burning CDs. It is a. Buying CDs b. Keeping Inventory of CDs (both fresh and burned) c. Burning CDs d. Maintaing an ordering system e. Maintaining a delivery system f. Collecting Money and depositing it in the bank g. Providing for expenses, budgets, etc f. Recording and Handling of complaints h. Sales Tax and Income Tax related Matters i. Listening to and repying to all flames and critisism of well-intentioned clules people who wont do the work themselvel (like me ?) If it is being done then, it should be done on a professional basis, with time bound delivery and other matters. Once started, it should continue and not stop due to lack of time, etc of the person doing it. (I am not doubting your commitment, but work pressures do change intentions) > > > 2. who will do it ? > > My above statement explains that ! > > > 3. how will you keep track of expenses and revenue (sales) > > just mail me the details of the revenues and expenses as and when they > occur... I'll put it up on the GLUG site ... this way the whole process > remains transparent and all other GLUGs can go green with envy looking at our > balance sheet. > > > 4. you will need to keep accounts, so that no one can question you later > > about the money > > My above statement explains that ! As someone pointed out, we dont even have a bank account. > > > 5. you need to think of matters like income tax, sales tax, etc. > > hmmm ... income tax? sales tax? ... since the PLUG has already started doing > it ... we dont need to rake our brains over it. They will burn the midnight > oil and find the solutions for us. No need to reinvent the wheel. We can > learn from the PLUG. That is a good idea. I go to Pune every week, if this matter is to be followed up, I guess I can meet the brain behind the thing in Pune. > > > 6. you need to be a registered organisation, else you can face a lot of > > problem > > My above statement explains that ! > > > Just a few of the things I can think off the head. > > Wow !! Dont get sarcastic. There is a lot of difference between doing something out of fun, at irregular intervals and doing something on a commercial basis. If you are doing on commercial basis, you need to definately meet customer expectations. We work with commercial organisations. There are a lot of seemingly minor problems and practical as well as tactical difficulties that will come up. > > > And ofcourse, finally, how much money does the organisation make and > > whether the efforts justify the amount of profit > > Dont think just about CDs .... think about donations ... think about > endorsements ... think about banner ads on the GLUG site ... think about .... > think about ... think about ... sorry I ran out of ideas :P > > Cheers!! > Kapil Karekar > http://www.libretech.com -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
