As I stated once before, Mandrake could learn a bit from it's competitors - and a "for instance" is to come. I don't doubt that Mandrake will get better, or do better as a "Desktop" distro - I think they're on the road to it - just a matter of time and working out all the bugs here and there - and it's not an easy job, and it will get done - in what time frame, well, no one knows right now - but it won't be that long.
But overall, one thing that they should consider is the pricing plan. Economies in different countries are different - so when someone in say, Australia, has to contend with paying $40USD for something, it's more like $80AUD - and that's a bit of a steep price to pay. I purchased a copy of RedHat 8.0 yesterday. Cost was $34.95 AUD. Mate of mine in Texas bought it on Monday - cost was $34.95 US. Same package. I can live with shelling out $40AUD for a package - certainly a hell of a lot cheaper than paying for Micro$oft stuff - there are three versions of RH sitting on the shelf next to me - all up cost was about $130 or so - AUD - a cost I can live with. If Mandrake would want to try that type of marketing, they might find that they'd not only eliminate the number of "freeloaders", but they'd be able to get a quick injection of cash into their accounts - but it's their decision to make - not mine or yours. I would happily make a purchase of a set - provided the cost was low enough to justify - even $50AUD would be low enough for me to justify this to the wife/boss...otherwise, I'll personally still have to "freeload" on the MDK side for testing and playing, and stick to RedHat for my production boxes. -- Thu Jan 16 10:30:00 EST 2003 10:30am up 2 days, 2:11, 4 users, load average: 0.13, 0.22, 0.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ Moishe Margolies, who weighed all of 105 pounds and stood an even five feet in his socks, was taking his first airplane trip. He took a seat next to a hulking bruiser of a man who happened to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Little Moishe was uneasy enough before he even entered the plane, but now the roar of the engines and the great height absolutely terrified him. So frightened did he become that his stomach turned over and he threw up all over the muscular giant siting beside him. Fortunately, at least for Moishe, the man was sound asleep. But now the little man had another problem. How in the world would he ever explain the situation to the burly brute when he awakened? The sudden voice of the stewardess on the plane's intercom, finally woke the bruiser, and Moishe, his heart in his mouth, rose to the occasion. "Feeling better now?" he asked solicitously.
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