On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 06:07:22 -0500, Walt wrote: > Let's see, I purchased MY copies of mandrake since 1999. I have every > version BTW, since then.
You paid for a product and you received a product. That's how transactions work. I bought a car two years ago. That doesn't mean Toyota owes me a new car every year when the new models come out. Even if I test drive them every year! > I guess beta testing and reporting bugs means nothing. Yes, it means something and you will get something. But the Linux community does not participate in beta testing on a contract. Nobody _owes_ you anything for beta testing. (Please furnish a contract if I'm wrong.) Contributing to the community is nothing more than a concept: you contribute, and eventually the fruits of your labor are given back to the community. And that's exactly what will happen. You will reap the benefit from your work and the work of others when the ISOs go public. It may take a couple of weeks, but it will come and it will be free. > I don't see the point in a 'club' anyway, I am not going to pay > for something twice. If the Club were simply a distribution channel for Mandrake ISOs, then you'd be correct. But it's not so this complaint is a non-issue. > I will either wait for the boxed set or move on to > another distro, which is what linux is all about, freedom of choice. I hope you wait for the boxed set and remain part of the Mandrake community. But if you really think MandrakeSoft is depriving you of what's yours, then maybe you should consider exercising your "freedom of choice". Miark
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