On Sunday 17 March 2002 21:56, John Kintree wrote: > On Sunday 17 March 2002 03:12 am, Warly wrote: >> I do think that our model is not so bad, and that we are reaching a >> good compromise between cutting edge and stability, but /this/ >> compromise _is needed_.
> I also agree, and yesterday sent a $30 donation to > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/donations/ One of my clients, who depends on Mandrake for *everything* (9 public workstations, an office workstation, a jukebox, a gateway/firewall that also hosts about 30 domains and subdomains, etc) sent in $AUD500. I now have a policy of sending in $AUD50 for each commercial install (compare that with circa $AUD1200 for the machine itself, and hundreds of $AUD in technician time to set it up, and over $AUD200 for WindowsXP, the workstation alternative). > You guys are doing great work. I don't want you worrying about money for > the next six months. Hear, hear! Cheers; Leon