Dennis and Carroll,
Thanks. Philosophically, I tend to agree with Carroll. Of course, if
Mandrake comes out with a new version every month!... Basically I can't
burn my own CD's..at the office I don't have a CD-R/W. Data management
does burn a bunch of beta distributions if they have the time but you're
never completely sure what you're getting. At home I still haven't
gotten around to replacing the dreaded winmodem and so can't communicate
with the outside world.
Also, from time to time, we need to throw a little money to Mandrake and
McMillan otherwise we won't continue to get the latest and greatest
version of our favorite distro!
BTW, what is "BSOD"
Terry Smith
Woods Hole, MA
Carroll Grigsby wrote:
>
> Terry:
> AFAIK, their policy is that you're more than welcome to buy another
> boxed set. If you don't need the Macmillan add-ons, then you can go
> either the download or Cheapbytes route. My take is that the boxed sets
> are a pretty good value -- no long downloads via 56k modem, no CD
> burning, a printed manual or two, and I get another picture of Tux in
> the bargain; others, of course, prefer to go some other way for their
> own reasons. Remember, too, that the full Macmillan sets are less
> expensive than Microsoft's upgrades, and include a whole lot more than
> an operating system, browser, and some utilities. The only thing that
> Mandrake doesn't include is the BSOD.
> Regards,
> Carroll
>
> Terry Smith wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I'm just getting back on the list after being dropped a month ago. I see
> > that LM 8.0 is out, has good reviews, etc. I'd like to get it.
> >
> > I purchased a boxed version of the basic LM 7.2 about two months ago.
> >
> > Does Mandrake/McMillan have any kind of upgrade policy?
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > Terry Smith
> > Woods Hole, MA
