On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 10:50 pm, civileme wrote: > On Tuesday 25 February 2003 11:12 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 7:43 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > The bottom line is that if you use the LM distros and you have the > > > extra jack, which amounts to the cost of a magazine subscription, then > > > you should be sending that money to the Mandrake club or getting a > > > boxed set from Mandrakesoft. That's only the right thing to do. This > > > should be punctuated with the realization that the survival of the > > > company, the paychecks of the development teams, the other employee's > > > paychecks and the quality of life of their families are all at stake. > > > In other words a little compassion and a magazine subscription will go > > > a long way, not just for you truly but also for the future of everybody > > > else involved. > > > > LX - I have read your views on this before, and I do agree with them. Am > > I right in thinking, though, that it benefits MandrakeSoft more if I use > > downloads and use the savings on the club? Last time I bought a boxed > > set, but if this is so I will use the downloads and go for an upgraded > > club membership. > > > > Anne > > If you buy a boxed set from mandrakestore, they see about half the > proceeds. If you buy a boxed set from a computer store or office supply, > they see about $4 for out of the price. > > If you buy a club membership, they see more than half of the proceeds after > covering costs. > Civileme - interested from a business pov - 'covering costs' of the club? I imagine most of that is labour costs? Presumably there are optimum numbers of club members for those costs? If we get more members, would the 'share' received increase?
Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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