[ILUG] donation to the ilug (fwd)

[Colm Buckley]

Simon Kenyon writes:

> i sent mail to the "supposed" mail alias for the ilug asking what it
> might do with a cash donation (the remains of the funds of the Irish
> Unix Users Group - which is no more)

> so far, total silence do i take it that the ilug is not interested -
> the sum does have 3 zeros in it (and i'm not talking pennies) we have
> to give it to an organisation with similar goals to that of the IUUG
> and i saw ilug as carrying the UNIX flag

The only problem with accepting a donation like this is that I have no
real idea what we could do with it.  The only resource which the ILUG
makes regular use of is my machine, "lugh", which hosts the mailing
lists and web site.  It could be beefed up (and I'd welcome the money to
do so), but it's at less than 50% capacity as things stand - unless we
get a dramatic increase in load, it doesn't really need it.

Alternatively, we could put it towards organising a conference or
something later in the year, or next year.  Ordinary F2Fs don't need
money behind them, though; it'd have to be something more substantial.

              Colm

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