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- From: hpa@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin N9ITP)
- Subject: Re: What we need is an *address*.
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.173630.119@news.acns.nwu.edu>
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- Reply-To: hpa@nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin)
- Organization: You must be kidding!
- References: <1992Aug21.134200.24537@uwm.edu> <32RO02ax1f4d01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:36:30 GMT
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- In article <32RO02ax1f4d01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> of comp.os.linux,
- bsp10@duts.ccc.amdahl.com writes:
- > In article <1992Aug21.134200.24537@uwm.edu>, rick@ee.uwm.edu writes:
- > >Rather than "organizing something" to help Linus pay off his computer,
- > >why don't we just ask him for his address and prefered currency?
- > >Then whoever wishes may go to their local bank and have a money-order
- >
- > If I remember correctly, A overseas money order (or foriegn currency money
- > order) cost on the range of 10 to 20 dollars US. Or at least that is what I
- > remember it as. As for sending a regular personal check over to him personally
- > I am not too sure how he would cash it and how long the delay for him to get
- > cash is. Of course you could just wire the money but then that is also
- > $20 or so....
-
- Since I am the one being flamed here, I think, this is just why I am doing
- what I am doing. My bank said the *cheapest* way to send money overseas
- carried a $30 surcharge. Since I would imagine most people would gladly
- pay $10-$20 but would be reluctant to chug out $50 of which only $20 would
- actually be of any use, I thought I might as well do something.
-
- I repeat again that the *only* reason I do this is for the
- currency/transmission issue. I am *not* going to ask *at all* of Linux to
- give me any accounting for what he is using it for... I am only going to
- work as a link in the transmission chain. To make sure that I do what I am
- supposed to and not pocket any money, I say (again, more clearly):
-
- 1. Put your e-mail address on your check. If you don't want
- your name blasted all over the Internet, put some "ID" marking
- on your check that I can post and you will recognize.
-
- 2. Make your check out to me so I can wire it over or buy a bank
- draft. I will confim each check as I get them, but will not
- cash them until I am actually sending the money.
-
- 3. When I send the money I will post to this newsgroup an
- accounting of all the money, itemized by contributor, where
- everyone including Linus can see. If you want this mailed to
- you, I will be happy to do that as well.
-
- 4. I'll send the money as a batch probably around mid September, if
- I have gotten enough responses.
-
- 5. I intend to put my own money into this as well.
-
- I am handing this through my mailbox at school, and I am sure the school
- would not be pleased being used for a scam or other.
-
- Again, the address:
-
- Linus Collection
- c/o Peter Anvin
- EECS department
- 2145 Sheridan Road
- Evanston, IL 60208
-
- NOTE: I am handing this for USA only. It would be pointless for me to deal
- with other currencies.
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