[ubuntu-in] Is Shipping Ubuntu To INDIA Illegal????

[gaurish sharma]

Hi,
You need to Read shipit-faq on Ubuntu.com. Here Canonical explains & I quote

[quote=Ubuntu.com]
"


      Will I have to pay taxes/duties?

While the CDs and the shipping are completely free of charge, taxes and 
duties that customs in your country decide to charge you is not within 
Canonical's control. The larger the order, the larger the chance of the 
shipment being stopped and the larger the duty that could be demanded. 
For the vast majority of shipments (including the vast number of small 
or relatively small shipments), duties have not been charged and CDs 
have passed through borders without problems. In several countries 
(e.g., Croatia, FYROM, Serbia and Montenegro and others), even small 
shipments of CDs have been stopped. Currently, because most shipments 
are passing customs untaxed, we do not include a list of the values for 
the CDs on each package. However, in some situations, this has made 
customs officials suspicious. In the future, we will list a value on 
shipments to the most problematic countries in regards to customs and 
all of those shipments will be taxed. That list will be posted here. At 
the moment, here is our advice in regards to taxes/duties:

    *

      Anyone ordering a large shipment of CDs should first check with
      their local customs officials before they place an order in the
      database. Explaining that the CDs are free /before/ could save a
      huge headache in the future.

    *

      If your CDs have been stopped, download the generic letter to
      customs officials
      <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/ShipItGenericCustomsLetter.pdf>.
      This letter is also available in the following languages:

          o

            Chinese (Simplified)
            <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/CustomsChinese.pdf>

          o

            Malay <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/CustomsLetterMalay-1.pdf>

          o

            Portuguese
            <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/CustomsLetterPortuguese.pdf>

          o

            Portuguese (Brazil)
            <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/CustomsLetterBrazil.pdf>

          o

            Russian
            <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/CustomsLetterRussian.pdf>

          o

            Spanish <http://www.ubuntu.com/files/u1/CustomsSpanish-1.pdf>

    *

      If you need a personalized or signed copy of the letter or if you
      need a letter FAXed directly to customs officials, email
      info at shipit.ubuntu.com <mailto:info at shipit.ubuntu.com> directly."


      How much does Ubuntu cost?

$0.00. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu are, and always will be, 100% free.

[/quote]
taken from: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/shipit-faq




The custom Duty is always calculated in Percentage( lets assume 10%). so 
Tell those Morons That 10% of 0 = 0.
You are not required to pay anything to them, if you want to help the 
Ubuntu Project then Please Donate.




Regards,
Gaurish Sharma