On Tuesday 12 March 2002 11:55 am, Seedkum Aladeem wrote:
> Can we become share holders in Mandrake with our
> contribution/subscription? That will give some of us more
> incentive.
>
> Seedkum
Well, IMO, the incentive should be for preserving the best free
Linux distro going, both in a freedom and free beer sense. Not
'what's in it for me'... you're already gettin that just usin
Mandrake. BUT, Yes you can invest
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/investors
IIRC it's also an OTC stock on American exchanges, contact your broker
BUT (I've always got'a BUT don't I ;) IMO, your best way to
immediately support Mandrake is to directly contribute, eg, The
Mandrake Club. ( Una$$ a few bucks, you'll feel better ;)
http://mandrakeclub.com
Next best would be to buy Mandrake products directly thru their
store http://www.mandrakestore.com including 8.2 when it's
available. Very soon. Word is you'll be able to pre-order it shortly.
After that, next best would be to d/l, beg, borrow or buy CD's
(eg, Cheapbytes) AND THEN send Mandrake a contribution and/or join
the Club.
Last, and probly the least contribution (Mandrake doesn't make
much, the middle men do) is to buy Mandrake in a store like Wal*Mart
or Best Buy, or other retail outlet.
Otherwise you'll probly end up runnin RedHat ..... maybe even
worse, M$ Linux paid for on a $ub$cription basis. _Seriously_
--
Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
>
> On Tuesday 12 March 2002 08:28 am, Tom Brinkman wrote:
> > On Tuesday 12 March 2002 09:18 am, sda wrote:
> > > That said I'd like to join the club, however each time I've
> > > tried it asks for a credit card number and won't let me proceed
> > > without entering one. I'm quite surprised that MandrakeSoft
> > > doesn't provide for alternative methods of payment. I for one,
> > > *never* provide my credit card information online or over the
> > > telephone as a matter of principal. I hope someone from
> > > MandrakeSoft gets this loud and clear. I will contribute, but
> > > only by cheque/mo `what-have-you' and a snail mail address.
> >
> > MandrakeSoft inc.
> > 2400 N. Lincoln Avenue
> > Altadena, CA 91001
> > Tel: +1 (626) 296-6290
> >
> > FWIW tho, I've used my credit card on the Net for years,
> > *never* any problem, including with Mandrake. Unlike many sites
> > they don't store your card number in a database, ie, from the
> > receipt:
> >
> > Payment Method: MasterCard
> > Name on Card: Thomas M Brinkman
> > Credit card number: Not stored in database
> > Transaction Number: 005-0000634605
> >
> > Contributions started well over a year ago with most people
> > begging for a way to do it by credit card. But, if y'all really
> > just don't want to, then please send a contributon by snail mail.
> > Otherwise you'll probly end up runnin RedHat ..... maybe even
> > worse, M$ Linux paid for on a $ub$cription basis ;~>>
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
