Eh, you sorta missed the point. Bcast and the like are available on the 3 CD set.
The Prosuite DVD release toutes providing "additional applications". In point of facts, except for the Mandrakized RPM's of a few already available apps, such as Blender (which you can freely download) the DVD release doesn't really give you anything more in terms of programs. The Web page and marketing blurbs are quick to point out all of these new included applications. Once you purchase the DVD you discover that they are merely demos. -JMS |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ed Tharp |Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 2:59 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Re: [expert] Extras in the DVD release | | |ehhh.... I got the DVD and Do see a LOT of software that is commercial |quailty.(have you ever used a "better" program than Broadcast |2000?) geeesss |how much of a bargian did you think you wold be getting? |Poor Mandrake, on the one hand folks complain cause software |that costs BIG |bucks needs a key to complete functionality, and on the other |hand folks |complain there is not enough big buck software avail..... |cann't please |everyone. I guess I'll just go and please myself.. | | |On Sunday 25 November 2001 13:53, you wrote: |> I bought the powerpack , and of the 7 cd's, two are listed as |> comercial applications,, (haven't had time to look yet.) |> |> so am I to assume that the job lot of them are just demo's?? | I figured |> for the price that mandrake probably had |> license deals with the vendors that allows them to |distribute them at |> low cost,,, (like $5+ shareware stuff you see all over the |internet..) |> |> didn't know that it was all demo's,,, that should have been pointed |> out, in the very least its a possible court case for mandrake if |> someone chooses to hold them to the software that the packs are said |> to contain, but don't really. |> |> If microsoft said: Office XP included with winXP, and then just |> included word and excel viewer... people would crucify them.. |> |> false advertising is illegal.. |> |> I love mandrake, but if they become another company trying microsoft |> tactics in order to keep the price up for their shareholders, then I |> will drop them like a hot rock and suggest the same with all |the other |> people I have suggested it to or set it up for... |> |> We Want the truth, the Whole Truth and Nothin but the Truth.. and we |> CAN SO handle it.. :-) |> |> |> rgds |> |> Frank |> -----Original Message----- |> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Expert |> Sent: Monday, 26 November 2001 2:41 AM |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> Subject: Re: [expert] Extras in the DVD release |> |> |> Yep, makes me so irate, I could just ------- |> |> crack 'em! |> |> On Saturday 24 November 2001 01:29 pm, Jose M. Sanchez wrote: |> > Yeap, that's why the Prosuite DVD leaves a bad "taste". |> > |> > The source RPM's are included, which is nice, but aside |from already |> > free freebies, the DVD only gives you Mandrakized RPM's for the |> > programs I listed. |> > |> > Yeah it's nice that the RPM's are included for Realplayer, |but since |> > it's a free release, it really should have been packaged in the |> > original release, etc. |> > |> > -JMS |> > |> > |-----Original Message----- |> > |From: Mike & Tracy Holt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |> > |Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:30 PM |> > |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> > |Subject: Re: [expert] Extras in the DVD release |> > | |> > | |> > | |> > |WHAT????? Why would they package demos on disk and |advertise it as |> > |part of the distribution? I specifically commented on this in |> > |writing to sales and the lack of comment back lead me to believe |> > |that they had somehow included full versions. Maybe it was a |> > |little much to expect, but I think that's false |advertising. When |> > |you look at the comparison between the different packages, it's |> > |made to sound like you're getting something more by buying the |> > |bigger packages. The only thing this helps |> > |is a person with a dialup connection - in which case, buying a |> > |prosuite |> > |dvd with server software isn't necessary anyway (how are |you going to |> > |run a server on dialup????) |> > | |> > |This is the third time I've fallen for this - I'm trying |to support |> > |linux, and feel like I've been ripped off! |> > | |> > |Needless to say, I've got a dvd coming in the mail and |hearing the |> > |all the commercial apps are just time-bombed or demos is really |> > |annoying. Mike | |
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