10 Feb
2004
10 Feb
'04
6:18 p.m.
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Pete Turnbull wrote:
That explains it -- DECUS UK (and now Encompass in the
UK, or whatever
HP are calling it this month) have always charged several times what
the US and European branches do, for anything. Yes, they do charge for
the minimum membership required for a Hobbyist License. I forget the
amount because I threw the renewal papers out in disgust, but it was
not far short of ?100; certainly over US$100. That membership, BTW, is
not good for anything except the Hobbyist License, either. No
seminars, meetings, w.h.y. And don't let your membership lapse or
they'll charge an extra ?25 to renew it :-(
Right, this is what I was getting at. So assuming this is correct, what I
was getting at is that DECUS is pointless. They exist solely to charge
(or extort rather) hobbyists to use an operating system.
Isn't it time to either kill DECUS, or turn it into something more useful?
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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