Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 05:01:45 +0000 From: Rick Nekus <solarux@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: freebsdmall.com prices Message-ID: <BAY113-W53CD8AC1BBD9D422EBF256A1C10@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <37f72b1f0805181411h7bd0415eh19a16dcfad75d72@mail.gmail.com> References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> <46DC647F.2050109@ixsystems.com> <37f72b1f0805181411h7bd0415eh19a16dcfad75d72@mail.gmail.com>
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"> I think the $40 dollars for the professionally packaged 4 CD set is not =
only> an inexpensive investment for a little piece of internet history for =
each> FreeBSD release, but it is also a tremendous help offsetting a portio=
n of> the costs for our advocacy and hardware support efforts for the FreeB=
SD> Project.>> best,> -matt"
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-I totally aggree with the above and more, I have bought PCBSD , and am go=
ing to order FreeBSD7
a freind of mine spent $399.00 (CDN) last year for WinVista-OEM-64-bit.
He's now back to WinXP -need I say more ?
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I mean for $50 ?!, even $50/year, is a good "investment" in FreeBSD/PCBSD =
for me anyways. and if everybody did that a lot of users', like me, wouldn=
't need Windows, not to mention, PC hardware architecture's could really fl=
ourish("develop"), and become a lot better...
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...so there.
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Rick.
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> Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 17:11:37 -0400> From: saltmiser@gmail.com> To: mat=
t@ixsystems.com> CC: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsdmall.com=
prices> > On Mon, Sep 3, 2007 at 3:46 PM, Matt Olander <matt@ixsystems.com=
> wrote:> > deeptech71@gmail.com wrote:> >>> >> I've just looked at the pri=
ces at www.freebsdmall.com, and found that they> >> are overwhelming. A ful=
l FreeBSD release costs like 40$. 40$?! HOLY SHIT!> >> Who would buy it for=
that much money when you can download it for free? Now> >> you might think=
that giving 40$ is a great way for supporting the project.> >> But is free=
bsdmall associated with the core team in any way? OK, even if it> >> is, I =
think there would be more income, if there were a reasonable price. Or> >> =
does mailing a 4 CD set or a DVD really cost that much money?! Either way, =
I> >> think it is still more financially efficient if users download a copy=
and> >> donate like 35$ via some online method. Don't give me wrong. Of co=
urse there> >> are people without online access or CD/DVD burners, but thos=
e are rare case> >> exceptions. Am I wrong? Is it not how this thing works?=
Are lots of people> >> really buying freebsdmall products keenly/willingly=
every time for some> >> reason?> >> > Hi,> >> > In fact, one of the core t=
eam members, Murray Stokely, is on the FreeBSD> > Mall payroll. Also, in th=
e past few months alone, we've donated over $20k> > USD in modern server ha=
rdware for FreeBSD development, made possible in part> > due to the revenue=
generated by the mall. The FreeBSD Mall also provides us> > with merchandi=
se that we use to promote FreeBSD at trade shows that we> > attend at a cos=
t of several thousand dollars per show.> >> > I think the $40 dollars for t=
he professionally packaged 4 CD set is not only> > an inexpensive investmen=
t for a little piece of internet history for each> > FreeBSD release, but i=
t is also a tremendous help offsetting a portion of> > the costs for our ad=
vocacy and hardware support efforts for the FreeBSD> > Project.> >> > best,=
> > -matt> >> > --> > Matt Olander> > CTO, iXsystems - "Servers for Open So=
urce" http://www.iXsystems.com>; > Public Relations, The FreeBSD Project htt=
p://www.FreeBSD.org> > BSD on the Desktop! http://www.pcbsd.org>; > Phone: (=
408)943-4100 ext. 113 Fax: (408)943-4101> >> > ____________________________=
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s.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat> > To unsubscribe, send any mai=
l to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"> >> Perhaps though, if it was s=
ay $20 more people would buy it. But the> question is, would twice as many =
people buy it?> > > -- > Jim Capozzoli> D6499626857801B6065013E3645A6B75> _=
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