[Ubuntu-PH] What's up peeps?

[Cindy Trinidad]

Hi, Jojo,

Let me share with you my email (of yesterday) to the OpenMinds mailing
list - as I have had some problems with the post office customs dept.
regarding my Ubuntu CDs.:


Cindy


----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Trinidad
To: openminds_ph at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: ubuntu CDs and Philippine Customs: UPDATE


Dear all,

I just arrived from the Makati Central Post Office - Window 1.

Armed with a print-out of ubuntulinux.org's homepage and About Ubuntu page
and around 9 email from the openminds and entreplink mailing lists, I went
to window 1 and asked (in a very polite manner) why I was being charged
6,463 (which was later reduced to 2,800) for the cds while other people only
had to pay 30 pesos for theirs.  The Customs employee at the counter took
the cds to the man in the office (I guess he is the man in charge) then
after they read the documents for around 5 minutes, he returned and told me
that they will release the cds for 30 pesos.

They are requesting, though, that if possible, someone who is in authority
(maybe PLUG?) regarding this software, write a letter to the Secretary of
Finance explaining the Ubuntu cds so that they, as employees -  who are not
that computer literate, will be properly advised by their higher-ups
regarding handling the Ubuntu cds.  This, according to them, will make it
easier for those who will be receiving such cds in dealing with the Customs
personnel in the different post offices.

After that, they asked me to pay the 30 peso parcel fee and while I was
paying (since they were not so many people claiming parcels), they started
asking me what the cds were all about - so I gave them a very brief lecture
on what it is..... then, in a nice way, they asked if they can ask a copy
from me since they have friends who have small computer rental businesses -
so I gave them some copies for them to try or at least let their friends try
the software.

Anyway, thank you to all those who responded to my email and thank you to
Mr. Guy Tacorda for his very sincere offer to help (I know you're busy
though so I did not bother you first, but I would have if they did not
release the cds after this visit).

I suggest for those of you who just left your cds in the Post Office's
Customs area to do the same thing I did or if it won't be such a bother,
once you get the parcel notice and they tell you that you have to pay a
hefty amount for the cds, go to the Dept of Finance and get an exemption
letter before going back to the post office.

Thanks again.

Cindy


----- Original Message -----
From: JCW
To: entreplinkphilippines at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: "EntrepLink" Ubuntu cds and Philippine Customs: UPDATE


if anyone would like to send any correspondence to the secretary of finance
Mr. Margarito Teves, this is his email gbteves at yahoo.com fyi


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jojo Paderes" <jojo.paderes at gmail.com>
To: "Mailing List para sa Ubuntu Pilipinas (Philippines)"
<ubuntu-ph at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-PH] What's up peeps?


> On 12/1/05, Dean Michael C. Berris <mikhailberis at free.net.ph> wrote:
> >
> > I just got myself a few dozen Breezy CD's from the mail, and it's
> > certainly great to be back. I've been swamped with work lately, and I
> > sure hope I can make up for lost time. :)
>
> Good for you! My ShipIt orders for Hoary CDs way back March and
> September were all block by custom officials at the post office. For a
> 10cd package they are charging me at least 10k :-(
>