On 04/20/2012 05:36 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: > On 04/20/2012 05:27 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 05:12:52PM -0700, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: >>> So as you are all aware we did not get granted approval status which >>> we all had hoped for during this cycle as such we will not get a >>> guaranteed shipment of CD's for the purpose of distributing to >>> people interested in Ubuntu. >> >>> Nathan and I have been discussing the most cost-effective way of >>> getting CD's produced with professional results yet at a very low >>> cost to us since we (those who decide to contribute to the cost) >>> will have shoulder it. >> >>> Does anyone have any feedback or ideas? >> >> Official CDs are available for sale in the Canonical store, at >> roughly the >> cost of media: >> >> http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=976 >> >> Do you think you'll actually be able to do them more cheaply than that >> locally? >> >> >> >> > > It actually would appear Canonical waives shipping price on CD's which > is actually pretty nice... But we are still talking $200+ for 200 CD's > I can get spindles of 100 CD's for like $15-20 and I'm not sure what > labels would cost... The biggest thing I am concerned about is burning > out by CD/DVD drive on my laptop.
As an addendum to the last email: You'd need to look into the support for LightScribe on Ubuntu. I know it is possible, but the last time I looked into it, some years ago, it was far from easy. JVLB -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
