Well I certainly have benefited greatly because of this list and will be
willing to pay for a subscription. I wonder if some of users from the
larger corporations will be able to pass this through their budgets though.
Steven Pollack
COO, Digital Jeweler, LLC
www.DigitalJeweler.NET
"Online Custom Jewelry Design"
Deon de Beer wrote:
> 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/
For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
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