Thanks ! In Romania, paying over Internet is a technical issue to be solved in the future... |:-( As a developer, I could afford to pay for a power distribution, but I don't know how. When I look in the list of the store, choosing Romania leads me to a page in USD, but no way to buy in Romania in a foreign currency (that's the law) and I don't know a bank to make a card for such little payments (I couldn't afford to keep in a bank account hundreds of USD or Euros)... Although, I would like to buy the next MDK for home use and fun and to develop some ... who knows?! I'm interested in moving to Linux! MDK looks to fit on my needs very well.
--- "H.J.Bathoorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 12 February 2004 15:34, Dobrescu Mihai > wrote: > > for home use at least... > > I would like to support it if I'd afford this (I > live > > in a country where the price of the average > package - > > let's say 100euros - is the medium salary - and to > buy > > it is some kind of alien experience - technically > and > > as mentality). > > In my opinion, a support form the users - of the > 98.5% > > that do not pay - a support form the users of 5 > euros > > as a donation wouldn't be a big expense, but a > great > > support for the company. Take it as suggestion. > Don't > > you like to reward the people that provided you a > > great OS and support? Don't you want to have an OS > as > > long time you need - I mean to avoid the change of > it > > because of the company bankruptcy (it was to > happen > > once last year)? > > It's a nice thought but Mandrake is still alive and > kicking and after all a > commercial organization. > It should be able to survive in that commercial form > using the tools brought > about with that form. If it doesn't; We'll always be > able to re-mould it into > a non-commercial form in which user donations would > fit. > > Mandrake club was an initiative to fill in the gap > between "donations" <-> > "payed user support" and did so quite well. > > A lot of us chipped in there when things looked bad > and apparently it helped. > You shouldn't feel bad about not being able to cough > up amounts like the > €100....they are to be seen in the context of > first world expenses. Over here > (NL) it's the equivalent of 5-6 bottles of whiskey;) > > So let the stronger financial shoulders bear the > burden of the > weaker....that's what sharing is about too. > Linux is meant for the whole world not just the part > that can miss the cash. > > Welcome to the community, > HarM > > > -- > Registered Linux User #197998 > FSF Associate Member #901 > ICQ #146191606 > Mandrake HowTo's & more: > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
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