[LUGSB] We need to spend money.

[Bob Bennett]

What about a reprap kit?

http://bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=91&category_id=5&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

Probably a bit more than $400 after the currency conversion and extra
electronics.

Then you can learn to make your own tuxes..

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 1:16 PM, William Lahti <wlahti at ic.sunysb.edu> wrote:

> About the domain name, LUGSB wouldn't by any means be the only group with
> their own domain, so I doubt that's a problem. Examples include USG, GSO,
> SBCS, and the Independent.
>
> William Lahti
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Jonathan Dehan wrote:
>
>  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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