[ILUG] oh no, not again

[Justin Mason]

Ah well, I suppose I didn't have the money spare for it anyway...

Maybe it's time to get those Irish hackers out of the pub and writing code
so we can be included in the next big Linux share option program ;)

Aaaargh,

--j.  (still wondering what I've done to get these share offers)


  From: valinux at db.com
  Subject: A message from VA Linux Systems (Mostly in english)

  Hello Open Source Community Member
  ----------------------------------

  First, forgive us for the impersonal nature of this email. It is impossible 
  to email each of you personally. 

  If you have received this letter, you have been selected to receive the 
  attached materials which detail our directed share program.

  [....]

  Limitations on Participants in Countries other than the United States
  ------------------------------------
  If you have received this email and live outside the United States, please 
  read  this section -very- carefully. We have done our best to include 
  developers in as many foreign countries as possible, however, the securities
  laws vary from  country to country and there were many countries in 
  which we understand that applicable local securities laws would prohibit 
  sales of these securities. Developers in those countries could not be 
  included as a result.

  We understand that there is no restriction on the number of residents of the
  following countries included in the directed share program:

  United States
  Taiwan
  Germany--See the legend up above on restrictions related to Germany.
  Czech Republic
  Spain

  For residents of the following countries, we understand that we can only 
  include  a limited number of people in the directed share program, due 
  to securities law  restrictions of the listed countries:

  Country            Limit
  Japan               50
  Finland             100
  Norway              50
  UK                  50
  Italy               200
  Poland              300

   
  What this means is that for these countries we have a first come/first 
  serve situation. If x is the limit for the country, once x people have 
  completed and returned the attached materials pursuant to the instructions 
  and requirements set forth therein that country's allotment will be 
  considered full.

  This number is determined according to securities laws in the noted 
  countries. We cannot change them. We felt it was better to accept the 
  attached materials on a first come/first serve method rather than to 
  completely exclude developers in those countries.

  For those countries not listed:

  I'm afraid we had to exclude you. For this we are very sorry. There are a 
  number of reasons that we had to exclude countries. Some countries had 
  securities law requirements which we could not meet.

  [...]