Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: ltr to lugs

[TUG Office]

>Attn:  Volker Schaa

Dear Mr. Schaa,

We have completed the final edit of two letters to be sent to various lugs 
(copied below),
which I had hoped to mail today.   After reading the message (directly 
below) from Sebastian
I am sufficiently confused and wonder how we might coordinate this 
effort?  Are you sending
a letter to the lugs as well?  How many CD's are you thinking of ordering 
and at what cost?
Would you like to handle the entire copy process and send CD's to TUG as 
Sebastian suggests?
I am happy to work with you however you advise, but know there is a 
pressing concern to get
the word out to lugs, thus receiving order information so that we may 
proceed in whatever
method seems the most logical.
At this point I guess I will standby until I hear otherwise?
Thank-you.
Sincerely,
Robin Laakso
TUG Office Manager


>In my view, the most important task in front of you is to liaise with
>Volker Schaa in Dante, who wants to press CDs in Europe. Possibly it
>might be sensible to do that, and have him ship TUG several
>thousand. Pressing two different sets would be really silly, but
>thats what will happen until the left hand talks to the right
>hand. When Volker asked me about it, I said
>
>  - he can do what he likes. the CD image is on CTAN, for good or bad
>  - it would be better if only one pressing were done
>  - he should discuss it with Robin
>
>Can I say LOUDLY what I said to Volker as well? Do NOT arrange to burn
>a master CD without giving me a week's warning to give a final check
>to the CD state. I update the master files every other day, keeping up
>to date with CTAN, but I don't do all the sanity checks every time.
>
>Howsabout some of you guys booking up for TUG 2000?
>
>Sebastian


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To: tex-user-groups2@tug.org
From: tex-live@tug.org (TeX Live 5c)
Reply-to: tex-live@tug.org
Errors-to: postmaster@tug.org
BCC: board@tug.org, tex-live@tug.org,
kaja@tug.org,
astex-admin@univ-orleans.fr,
josera@gordo.us.es,
dante@dante.de,
gut@irisa.fr,
jsanchez@gmv.es,
dag@ifi.uio.no,
ntg@nic.surfnet.nl,
valiente@lsi.upc.es,
uktug-enquiries@tex.ac.uk
Subject: TeX Live 5c available for ordering

TeX Live 5c is almost ready! It has a runnable system for major Unix variants
(SGI, Sun, IBM, Compaq, HP), Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows 32
(Windows NT, 95, 98, 2000) systems. It also has an archive of emTeX
(for Windows 3.1 or OS/2 users), but no Macintosh version (due to licensing
restrictions). GNU Ghostscript 5.50 and Gnu Emacs are included, along with
many other useful utilities.

The TeX Users Group has arranged with Sebastian Rahtz, the editor of the
TeX Live CD-ROM, to act as the distributor of TeX Live 5c, the 2000 release
of TeX Live. In doing so, TUG aims to support Sebastian's heroic efforts in
creating this CD and to provide it at nominal cost to TeX users worldwide.

Great care has been taken to ensure that the TeX Live 5c CD contains only
software without restrictions on usage or redistribution. Specifically we have
followed the "Debian Free Software Guidelines" 
(http://www.debian.org/intro/free),
and have included license information on the CD-ROM in a file labeled 
LICENSE.TL5.
TeX Live 5c contains full sources for all programs and packages for those who
wish to see how it was put together or experiment with modifications.

The manufacturing date of TL5c will be June/July 2000. We expect to mail
the CD to you shortly thereafter. We expect to be able to offer TeX Live to 
your
user group at a cost of US $1.00 per copy, plus the cost of shipping. This is
slightly more than cost of reproduction; that extra cost will go towards 
subsidizing
the cost of TeX Live for other user groups in countries with weaker economies;
TUG itself will not benefit. If this cost presents a burden for your group, 
please
contact us to acquire the CD at cost.

We cannot determine exact shipping costs until we know the quantity each group
or individual orders. Our research indicates that DHL is very competitive and
specializes in international shipping. On request, the office will provide 
you with the
appropriate bill number so you can track the shipment on the appropriate 
website.

Finally, your response is requested: please respond to tex-live@tug.org as 
soon as
possible with your desired quantity, even if that quantity is zero. Please 
also inform
us if your country requires any special customs arrangements, if you have a 
preferred
courier service, or other such shipping arrangements.

TUG may be able to fulfill repeat orders if you run out, but please don't 
count on this:
order as many as you think you will need for the entire year. Unfortunately 
we can't
afford to hold a large stock in reserve.

Thanks, and happy TeX'ing,
tex-live@tug.org

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To: tex-user-groups1@tug.org
From: tex-live@tug.org (TeX Live 5c)
Reply-to: tex-live@tug.org
Errors-to: postmaster@tug.org
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Tex.Ceh@fmf.uni-lj.si,
tugindia@mailexcite.com,
fpmuga@admu.edu.ph,
board@tug.org, tex-live@tug.org
Subject: TeX Live 5c available for ordering

TeX Live 5c is almost ready! It has a runnable system for major Unix variants
(SGI, Sun, IBM, Compaq, HP), Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows 32
(Windows NT, 95, 98, 2000) systems. It also has an archive of emTeX
(for Windows 3.1 or OS/2 users), but no Macintosh version (due to licensing
restrictions). GNU Ghostscript 5.50 and Gnu Emacs are included, along with
many other useful utilities.

The TeX Users Group has arranged with Sebastian Rahtz, the editor of the
TeX Live CD-ROM, to act as the distributor of TeX Live 5c, the 2000 release of
TeX Live. In doing so, TUG aims to support Sebastian's heroic efforts in 
creating
this CD and to provide it at nominal cost to TeX users worldwide.

Great care has been taken to ensure that the TeX Live 5c CD contains only 
software
without restrictions on usage or redistribution. Specifically we have 
followed the
"Debian Free Software Guidelines" (http://www.debian.org/intro/free), and have
included license information on the CD-ROM in a file labeled LICENSE.TL5.
TeX Live 5c contains full sources for all programs and packages for those 
who wish
to see how it was put together or experiment with modifications.

The manufacturing date of TL5c will be June/July 2000. We expect to mail 
the CD
to you shortly thereafter. TUG can offer TeX Live to your user group at a 
cost of
US$0.58 per copy, and will absorb the shipping cost. If this price is 
infeasible for
your group, please contact us to work out an arrangement.

We cannot determine the shipping cost until we know the quantity each group or
individual orders. Our research indicates that DHL specializes in 
international
shipping and is the recommended shipper by the company copying the CD's. On
request, the office will provide you with the appropriate bill number so 
you can track
the shipment on the appropriate website.

Finally, your response is requested: please respond to tex-live@tug.org as 
soon as
possible with your desired quantity, even if that quantity is zero. Please 
also inform
us if your country requires any special customs arrangements, if you have a 
preferred
courier service, or other such shipping arrangements.

TUG may be able to fulfill repeat orders if you run out, but please don't 
count on this:
order as many as you think you will need for the entire year. Unfortunately 
we can't
afford to hold a large stock in reserve.

Thanks, and happy TeX'ing,
tex-live@tug.org