On 02.10-11:46, Bob Beck wrote: > > (though i have to confess, i haven't made a donation since i upgraded > > my gateway to 4.1 ... i have an excuse !!! and it was only last week. > > and i will) > > And this is exactly the problem. Look, you guys can quibble > all you want about "awww, we should be able to make our own distros" > Yes, you can.
no, this is "a" problem. and there's no question that it's important but the relevant discussion was above your cut. even less to the point, i contribute more than the cost of a CD set without the overhead (but then it's value is greater to me than it may be to others). encouraging people to purchase CD sets is great (bit like a suggested donation at a museum) but more important is iterating to people the value of the software and that it is their *responsibility* to refelect that value in their contibutions; whatever form that contribution takes.
