H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Tuesday 15 October 2002 19:51, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>On Tuesday 15 Oct 2002 5:51 pm, you wrote: >> >>>On Tuesday 15 October 2002 12:19 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: >>> >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>A few months back with Mandrake being in financial hard times, there >>>>was an offer of pre-buying 9.0 and 9.1 together with 8.2. >>>> >>>>Wanting to help I did so, but................now 9.0 is coming and out >>>>it's deafeningly quiet!:o( >>>>I don't mind buying 9.0 "again", it's all in a good cause, but I would >>>>like to know what's up! >>>> >>>>Anyone got the same feeling, or am I the only one? >>>> >>>> >>>>Harm >>> >>>Harm: >>>IIRC, it takes about four weeks after the release of a new version before >>>the packaged sets get out into the world. I've lost track of the release >>>date, but those boxes should be shipping soon -- next week? >>>-- cmg >> >>I've pre-ordered, and I understood that they would not be out until the end >>of October. > > > I've thought and supposed on the same lines and fact is that I feel it's > inapropiate to be kept totally in the the dark, this way. > > The boxed version dropping on my doormat tomorrow wouldn't change that > feeling. > Fact is I don't even know what I bought (boxed download version or power pack > or whatever) at the time. > I just wanted to contribute. I don't want a pat on the back but I don't want > to feel forgotten either. > > At least now I know I'm not the only one in the dark:o) > > I hope somebody at Mandrake takes the hint and realizes one sometimes has to > throw a bone into the pack to keep it happy and make it feel useful.
I also think that it's counterproductive to have such a long waiting period. I realise that printing the documentation takes time, but surely it would be possible to release a CD-only version before, or at least at the same time as, it's available from third-party vendors. For the record, here's how I got my various distros (for home, that is - at the office I just FTP install from our university's mirror). 7.0 - free with a Turkish PC magazine (this was the distro that turned me on to Mandrake - one of the best ever) 7.2 - www.cheapbytes.com 8.0 - bought on the street (literally - the guy was sitting in a pile of pirated Windows software, so I thought I'd encourage his interest in Open Source) 8.2 - free with Linux Format In all cases (except perhaps the first), if there had been a reasonably-priced (even slightly more expensive) CD set available from Mandrake, I'd have oredered that instead. Sir Robin
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