On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 16:35, Rolf Pedersen wrote: > > > Well, you attribute to me only what Haywire quoted for his ends; not really that was all that was quoted, but I feel pretty confidant that I was also replying to the over all tenor of your post, and only since you brought up the 'a comparable, more profitable linux distribution' argument, which _is_ what I responded directly to.
> hardly > fair. Did you read my original post? yes > I explicitly quoted Lee Wiggers: > Such comments as Mandrake 'don't try to make money' or 'shoot itself in > the foot over and over again' are not, to my mind, particularly kind, > productive, or even accurate. > and went on to provide some documentation to the contrary. Please read > that. I did, > I have been on these lists long enough to see the same story play out > over and over again. I'm sorry but I don't think developing alternate > distribution strategies is a practical topic for this list. I agree, this list should not be discussing distribution methods at all, and that includes problems with the mandrake store,,, and I do know... "but it ain't a perfect world"... > It's the > sort of topic that has not yielded anything but OT ruminations for the > three-and-a-half years that I am aware. I agree, but as far as _I_ have known, Mandrake had an agreement with McMillian for distribution, but ended it withing the three year period you are referring to. And _I_ have never considered doing anything as far as organizing an alternate method of distribution for Mandrakesoft, since _I_ did not want to step on any toes, or re-invent the same wheel that someone working as a mandrake soft employee was doing. > Personally, I am tired of > seeing both the speculative hypotheses of how Mandrake is screwing up > and how to fix it on_this_list. then maybe a filter for this thread would work for you?? > Maybe something could be accomplished > but that is not born out by history and the noise is not justified by > the small chance that that it will happen. yep, woulda, coulda and shoulda.... I know those guys well... > I made a number of points that further include my observation that > facile criticism and reasons for downloading without paying anything > go, in large part, hand-in-hand. Not even to say that anyone in this > thread practices such a thing but that, to allow such criticisms to go > unchallenged, in my way of thinking, is to only make it easier for > leechers to think they have a reason. > > Rolf > > > > > Really I think almost everyone that contributed to this thread would > > rather shut up than have someone take the quote out of context and have > > it sound as though they were not "pro-mandrake", but I also believe > > everyone that I have seen contribute to _this_ thread, so far, has > > already _earned_ the right to speak their mind on this subject, haywire > > excluded <g> due to lack of mind, not lack of earned right. > > > > So, that said, I am willing to take input (off list) from anyone with > > contacts or ideas, regarding the ability to distribute and print CDs and > > make sales to the major distributors in the USA of retail software, and > > even if I don't respond to your input, I welcome and promise to read it. > > > > I want it made clear that nothing will happen without the consent of > > Mandrakesoft, even though I know I can take the GPL version and do just > > as cheepbytes does, and that whatever (if anything) does come of it, it > > will be to AID Mandrakesoft. > > > > ET > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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