"> I think the $40 dollars for the professionally packaged 4 CD set is not only> an inexpensive investment for a little piece of internet history for each> FreeBSD release, but it is also a tremendous help offsetting a portion of> the costs for our advocacy and hardware support efforts for the FreeBSD> Project.>> best,> -matt" -I totally aggree with the above and more, I have bought PCBSD , and am going to order FreeBSD7 a freind of mine spent $399.00 (CDN) last year for WinVista-OEM-64-bit. He's now back to WinXP -need I say more ? I mean for $50 ?!, even $50/year, is a good "investment" in FreeBSD/PCBSD for me anyways. and if everybody did that a lot of users', like me, wouldn't need Windows, not to mention, PC hardware architecture's could really flourish("develop"), and become a lot better... ...so there. :) Rick. > Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 17:11:37 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> CC: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsdmall.com > prices> > On Mon, Sep 3, 2007 at 3:46 PM, Matt Olander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> >>> >> I've just looked at the prices at > www.freebsdmall.com, and found that they> >> are overwhelming. A full FreeBSD > release costs like 40$. 40$?! HOLY SHIT!> >> Who would buy it for that much > money when you can download it for free? Now> >> you might think that giving > 40$ is a great way for supporting the project.> >> But is freebsdmall > associated with the core team in any way? OK, even if it> >> is, I think > there would be more income, if there were a reasonable price. Or> >> does > mailing a 4 CD set or a DVD really cost that much money?! Either way, I> >> > think it is still more financially efficient if users download a copy and> >> > donate like 35$ via some online method. Don't give me wrong. Of course there> > >> are people without online access or CD/DVD burners, but those are rare > case> >> exceptions. Am I wrong? Is it not how this thing works? Are lots of > people> >> really buying freebsdmall products keenly/willingly every time for > some> >> reason?> >> > Hi,> >> > In fact, one of the core team members, > Murray Stokely, is on the FreeBSD> > Mall payroll. Also, in the past few > months alone, we've donated over $20k> > USD in modern server hardware for > FreeBSD development, made possible in part> > due to the revenue generated by > the mall. The FreeBSD Mall also provides us> > with merchandise that we use > to promote FreeBSD at trade shows that we> > attend at a cost of several > thousand dollars per show.> >> > I think the $40 dollars for the > professionally packaged 4 CD set is not only> > an inexpensive investment for > a little piece of internet history for each> > FreeBSD release, but it is > also a tremendous help offsetting a portion of> > the costs for our advocacy > and hardware support efforts for the FreeBSD> > Project.> >> > best,> > > -matt> >> > --> > Matt Olander> > CTO, iXsystems - "Servers for Open Source" > http://www.iXsystems.com> > Public Relations, The FreeBSD Project > http://www.FreeBSD.org> > BSD on the Desktop! http://www.pcbsd.org> > Phone: > (408)943-4100 ext. 113 Fax: (408)943-4101> >> > > _______________________________________________> > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org > mailing list> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat> > To > unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> >> Perhaps though, if it > was say $20 more people would buy it. But the> question is, would twice as > many people buy it?> > > -- > Jim Capozzoli> > D6499626857801B6065013E3645A6B75> > _______________________________________________> freebsd-chat@freebsd.org > mailing list> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat> To > unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _________________________________________________________________
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