[LUGSB] We need to spend money.

[Jonathan Dehan]

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Benjamin Kudria <ben at kudria.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:08, Ilya Sukhanov (dotCOMmie)
> <lugsb at sukhanov.net> wrote:
> > Jonathan Dehan wrote:
> >>
> >> 1) A Projector
> >
> >        Not enough $$ and waste of money as there are about 1000
> projectors
> > on campus.
>

A projector can be used for cool projects, like multitouch, and guerrilla
showings of cool (geeky) movies. Heck we can have shadow puppet night. And
projectors can be made for as cheap as $50. Or bought for $350.

>
> >>
> >> 2) New Server hardware
> >
> >        Waste of money you can get loaner hardware gratis.
> >>
>

I agree server hardware is unnecessary.


>
> >> 3) A OpenMoko Freerunner
> >
> >        for development? I think the dev kit tops 400, plus its kind of
> silly
> > as its a
> > resource thats hard to share
> >>
>

Yeah for tinkering. It is hard to share but we want to increase involvement
- new hardware = new project ideas = more involvement. Plus we might be able
to get a break on the price if we explain we are university funded etc...It
could be any hardware though, not just the freerunner but maybe old nokia's.


>
> >> 4) A Bunch of Tux Plushies
> >
> >        score
>

Unless we are giving these out to random people to increase awareness (which
will probably have a really low turnover rate), how is this going to
increase involvement?


>
> >>
> >> 5) Other: Please explain
> >
> >        Domain Name. 2 domains 10 years ~ $200 rest for plushies and maybe
> > some give aways
>

Domain name is a good idea, though I don't know if the university is going
to be upset that we aren't under their sunysb domain since we are funded by
them. I will investigate this though.


>
> I think I agree with these points.
>
> -Ben
>
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