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Re: [SFD-discuss] [SFD] Ordinary Post - A bad idea

by Frederic Muller - DFF

Hi! We've been using the post-office for a few years now. As I wrote already no matter which company we use from the most expensive to the cheapest we run into the same issues: some teams don't get their packages on time or at all. It's a fact of life that we have to live with, and believe me we look very closely at the issue. Fred On 18/09/13 20:15, Shubham Chaudhary wrote: > I just received the mail digest and I can see that a lot of guys are > facing problems because the mail was sent using ordinary post. > I'm also facing similar dilemma in Chandigarh, India. I visited the > regional office, then I was redirected to the head office. They're > also clueless about it. Finally the head suggested that I'd have to > personally go to New Delhi (where all international mails arrive) and > ask them. Even if I send one of my teammate there, em. I don't think > that they will be able to help us because it's an ordinary post and > there is no record for it. > Overall my conclusion is that using ordinary mail is a very bad idea > because all that the organizers can do now is wait (for it to arrive > after the date passes). > > It's my humble request to Frederic and all other organizers to please > look into this and take care of this issue next year. > >

Sept. 18, 2013

Re: [SFD-discuss] [SFD] Ordinary Post - A bad idea

by Seun Ojedeji

Here in Nigeria, we have started our pre-sfd event since Monday and we are yet to receive the package. I think the organisers should try to work towards posting the resources earlier than they did this year, so they can arrive on time. Regards On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Shubham Chaudhary < shubhamchaudhary92(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I just received the mail digest and I can see that a lot of guys are > facing problems because the mail was sent using ordinary post. > I'm also facing similar dilemma in Chandigarh, India. I visited the > regional office, then I was redirected to the head office. They're > also clueless about it. Finally the head suggested that I'd have to > personally go to New Delhi (where all international mails arrive) and > ask them. Even if I send one of my teammate there, em. I don't think > that they will be able to help us because it's an ordinary post and > there is no record for it. > Overall my conclusion is that using ordinary mail is a very bad idea > because all that the organizers can do now is wait (for it to arrive > after the date passes). > > It's my humble request to Frederic and all other organizers to please > look into this and take care of this issue next year. > > > -- > > Regards, > Shubham Chaudhary - http://about.me/shubhamchaudhary > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Seun Ojedeji, Federal University Oye-Ekiti web: http://www.fuoye.edu.ng Mobile: +2348035233535 **alt email: <http://goog_1872880453>seun.ojedeji(a)fuoye.edu.ng*

Sept. 18, 2013

[SFD] Ordinary Post - A bad idea

by Shubham Chaudhary

I just received the mail digest and I can see that a lot of guys are facing problems because the mail was sent using ordinary post. I'm also facing similar dilemma in Chandigarh, India. I visited the regional office, then I was redirected to the head office. They're also clueless about it. Finally the head suggested that I'd have to personally go to New Delhi (where all international mails arrive) and ask them. Even if I send one of my teammate there, em. I don't think that they will be able to help us because it's an ordinary post and there is no record for it. Overall my conclusion is that using ordinary mail is a very bad idea because all that the organizers can do now is wait (for it to arrive after the date passes). It's my humble request to Frederic and all other organizers to please look into this and take care of this issue next year. -- Regards, Shubham Chaudhary - http://about.me/shubhamchaudhary

Sept. 18, 2013

Re: [SFD-discuss] Goodies have NOT yet arrived (Campinas, Brazil)

by Frederic Muller - DFF

Hi! Actually the closing date was pushed back to July 31st so we definitely sent you a team pack. As you could read in the previous email it's probably somewhere not far from you, it's just that someone is taking extra time to bother you ;-) You can also give a call to your post-office and see what they have to say. Fred On 18/09/13 15:27, Bob Jonkman wrote: > We haven't received anything in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada yet either. > I submitted the request at the very last minute, on 21 July, so it's > possible I missed the deadline. Can someone let me know if we should > still be expecting the package? > > Thanx, > --Bob. > > http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2013/Canada/Kitchener/Kwartzlab > > > > On 13-09-18 03:23 AM, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: >> Hello, there. >> >> I know I should have sent this message before, but I totally forgot >> about it until now! Well, the subject says it all: I still haven't >> received the goodies here in Campinas, Brazil. >> >> I am the one organizing SFD here, so you may contact me (offlist?) if >> there is any need. I would really appreciate if you could track the >> package to see if it will arrive in time or not... >> >> Thanks! >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss

Sept. 18, 2013

Re: [SFD-discuss] Certificate template for presenters

by Frederic Muller - DFF

Hi again! I think we do have something like that. Let me search and get back to you. Fred On 18/09/13 15:25, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: > Hi again! > > This is yet another question that you may be able to help :-). One of > the guys who will make presentations at our SFD (Campinas, Brazil) asked > if he could receive a certificate for attending and presenting at the > event. I was wondering if SFD has an official template for such > certificates. If not, I will probably try to come up with something, > but I do accept suggestions, of course. > > Thanks! >

Sept. 18, 2013

Re: [SFD-discuss] Goodies have NOT yet arrived (Campinas, Brazil)

by Frederic Muller - DFF

Hi! Unfortunately there is no way to track packages. In the past even when we used tracking numbers it turned out the same way and each year there are a few places where packages either arrive late or do not arrive at all. I guess this is something we have to live with :( For information it's coming through your post-office and it's probably wasting time at the customs. Fred On 18/09/13 15:23, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: > Hello, there. > > I know I should have sent this message before, but I totally forgot > about it until now! Well, the subject says it all: I still haven't > received the goodies here in Campinas, Brazil. > > I am the one organizing SFD here, so you may contact me (offlist?) if > there is any need. I would really appreciate if you could track the > package to see if it will arrive in time or not... > > Thanks! >

Sept. 18, 2013

Re: [SFD-discuss] Goodies have NOT yet arrived (Campinas, Brazil)

by Bob Jonkman

We haven't received anything in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada yet either. I submitted the request at the very last minute, on 21 July, so it's possible I missed the deadline. Can someone let me know if we should still be expecting the package? Thanx, --Bob. http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2013/Canada/Kitchener/Kwartzlab On 13-09-18 03:23 AM, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: > Hello, there. > > I know I should have sent this message before, but I totally forgot > about it until now! Well, the subject says it all: I still haven't > received the goodies here in Campinas, Brazil. > > I am the one organizing SFD here, so you may contact me (offlist?) if > there is any need. I would really appreciate if you could track the > package to see if it will arrive in time or not... > > Thanks! >

Sept. 18, 2013

Certificate template for presenters

by Sergio Durigan Junior

Hi again! This is yet another question that you may be able to help :-). One of the guys who will make presentations at our SFD (Campinas, Brazil) asked if he could receive a certificate for attending and presenting at the event. I was wondering if SFD has an official template for such certificates. If not, I will probably try to come up with something, but I do accept suggestions, of course. Thanks! -- Sergio

Sept. 18, 2013

Goodies have NOT yet arrived (Campinas, Brazil)

by Sergio Durigan Junior

Hello, there. I know I should have sent this message before, but I totally forgot about it until now! Well, the subject says it all: I still haven't received the goodies here in Campinas, Brazil. I am the one organizing SFD here, so you may contact me (offlist?) if there is any need. I would really appreciate if you could track the package to see if it will arrive in time or not... Thanks! -- Sergio

Sept. 18, 2013

Re: [SFD-discuss] Handout in German?

by Visvanath Ratnaweera

Hi Edgar Ref: Edgar "Fast Edi" Hoffmann <kontakt(a)freiesoftwareog.org> 17.09.2013 18:08 > > Am 17.09.2013 15:31, schrieb Visvanath Ratnaweera: > > What do you have or recommend for a handout in German? I'm thinking > > of anything between 3 to 12 pages, nicely formattes as in computer > > magazines, if possible. > That depends on what do you want to transport or tell the people. > Do you need a brief flyer or something more in-depth? > > I might have some material from our community. This should be an introduction to those who have heard of Free Software but never used and may be a bit sceptical. Many of them are investigating because of the wave of spy scandals. As I said, we can make color prints of upto max. 12 pages. Which means it can go beyound mere "ideology" but present practical examples. I did a web search and noted the following links. For me good printing quality is important, so we don't want to just print web pages. - http://wiki.zum.de/Freie_Software_in_der_Schule - http://www.bytewise.at/texte/freie-software.pdf - http://www.mapmedia.de/open-source - http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freie_Software - http://kilianmuster.com/blog/warum-freie-software-wichtig-ist - https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/BSIFB/DE/MeinPC/OpenSourceSoftware/FragenUn… - http://perspektive89.com/2006/12/26/kulturtechnik_software_warum_organisati… - http://fsfe.org/freesoftware/transcripts/rms-fs-2006-03-09.de.html Grüsse! Visvanath

Sept. 17, 2013