> On Thursday 27 February 2003 11:07 pm, James Dawson wrote: >> I have a couple of questions regarding renewing my MandrakeClub >> membership. My finances are rather tight right now so I don't know if >> I can afford to renew at Silver level but I can't find an option >> online to renew at Bronze level. Second, is it possible to renew >> paying on a month-to-month basis rather than a single payment? >> > If you want to downgrade, you have to e-mail Deno. They are not > encouraging this for obvious reasons. But if you want to you can. > AFAIK, there still is no option to pay monthly. I really widh they > would explain why they won't or cannot do this. I think they fear that > some will join, download StarOffice and other premiuum goodies and then > block their credit card from further charges. A risk for sure, but it > could probably be minimized with certain procedures. I think they > could really increase their revenue as a lot more people would join if > they could pay that way. > >> Also I'd like to hear from anyone who has purchased the 'Definitive >> guide to using Mandrake Linux' book. It sounds like it could either be >> an invaluable resource or a rehash of the Mandrake documentation. >> > I ordered one. It was just announced today, so I doubt anyone has seen > it yet. Deno posted a link to the TOC on the Club site. I'm sure some > of it is a rehash, but it looks to me like it has a lot more stuff than > the default docs, including server configuration and stuff. I joined > the Club instead of buying a Pack, so I don't have the 9.0 manuals, so > I don't care much if it is a rehash. Also, Deno indicated in a > follow-up post that an html version will be going up for Club member > access. That might be a reason to skip the book and just go for the > club membership. > -- > Greg
Even if they agreed tp put a HTML version online version for memebers there are plenty of reasons to still get a hardcopy such as the fact that club members get a good discount, a hard copy is simply much nicer to read and, last but not least, we can help Mandrake by buying one. Andrei Linux-Mandrake 9 (Dolphin) Mandrake Club Silver Member Registered Linux user: 226850 Registered Linux computer: 183163
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