Re: End of service...

From: Deon de Beer (ddebeer@eng.tofs.ac.za)
Date: Thu Apr 26 2001 - 16:55:57 EEST


Daer Hannu, Ian

I am sure that now might be the right time for official "paying"
membership of RPML.

How many members are currently using the list ? Seems a small
portion (contribution) per member to me ?

Regards

Deon de Beer

On 26 Apr 01, at 14:19, Ian Gibson wrote:

> Hannu
>
> If you were able to set up a bank account or a credit card paying in
> account, I would be happy to divert some of my hard-earned cash into
> it. I'm also sure that many of the people who have benefitted greatly
> from rp-ml would also do the same.
>
> IG
>
>
>
>
> At 08:18 AM 4/26/01 +0300, you wrote:
> >Hello friends
> >
> >A few words from your friendly administrator. This is somethiong I'd
> > really like you all to read - after all it's about the future of
> >rp-ml.
> >
> >To a new position
> >
> >As of Feb 28th 2001 HUT Lahti centre no longer supports RP research,
> >so all of my team, including me, have moved to new positions, mainly
> >outside HUT. I continue working with RP (essentially I continue my
> >former work with this new organization) in my new position as a
> >project manager in Institute for Design Research, Lahti Finland.
> >
> >
> >END OF SERVICE
> >
> >Me leaving HUT means that there's a bit of a problem with rp-ml. HUT
> >here in Lahti does not want to keep the service alive - in a way this
> >is understandable since there really is no RP research at HUT Lahti
> >centre anymore. That's it folks, it's been nice knowing you all...
> >So long, and thanks for all the fish!
> >
> >
> >
> >What?!!!
> >
> >Now that was nasty thing to do.... bad me - shame! Really, this IS
> >NOT THE END OF RP-ML ! ! ! I'm currently looking for a place to
> >relocate the rp-ml server. I'm devoted to carry on the
> >administrative work and I'd like to keep rp-ml -and the server- close
> >to me, it makes things a lot easier... Relocating the service may
> >take a while since things like domain-names and network connections
> >etc. take some time to process - and I have to spend some money (my
> >own for a change) to get it done. But no worries, I still have
> >friends at HUT, so rp-ml should not disappear - and in near future it
> >will be transferred to a new server. Meanwhile we just have to get
> >along with what we have...
> >
> >Now I must find a way to finance rp-ml - although it's only something
> >like 2000USD/year, my own (i.e personal, really from my own bank
> >account) assets will not last for long... so if any of you would
> >like to spend (donate, spend, even invest if you like) some money to
> >keep the service alive - and become an Official rp-ml Sponsor - or if
> >you have other suggestions... well, I'm listening.
> >
> >Now back to daily business.
> >
> >Let's keep up the good work and, what is most important,
> >
> >* Share and Enjoy! *
> >
> >Yours truly
> >
> >Hannu Kaikonen
> >aka Rapid Dude
> >
> >btw. we are going to introduce a slightly shorter alias for our email
> address...
> >
> >
> >For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
> >
> Dr. Ian Gibson
> Associate Professor
> Dept. Mechanical Engineering
> The University of Hong Kong
> tel: +852 28597901
> fax: +852 28585415
> email: igibson@hkucc.hku.hk
>
> Don't look around to find the sound that's right beneath your feet.
>
> For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/

For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/



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