Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 07:45:45 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speaking of 3.4... Message-ID: <199911241545.HAA97726@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:35:48 EST." <3.0.5.32.19991124103548.01778c60@staff.sentex.ca>
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In message <3.0.5.32.19991124103548.01778c60@staff.sentex.ca>, Mike Tancsa writ es: > What I find perplexing about this thread is that a) nobody is forcing > anyone to update to a new release x times a year. If you dont require any > of the bug fixes or any of the new features, dont upgrade. b) If you are > using FreeBSD in a production environment for your business, $24USD x 4 (or > even x 10) a year is hardly a cost to worry about. As a percentage of your > total cost, even $240 a year is zippo considering what your other costs > are. We look at the subscription as a way to subsidize FreeBSD > development. As we use the CDs less and less, we will probably drop our > subscription and just contribute directly via > http://www.freebsdmall.com/donate/ which is a great idea.... Now, where did > that company credit card go :-) A better idea might be to donate unused CDROMs to your local library. Heck, it could even be a tax write-off. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Sun/DEC Team, UNIX Group Internet: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca ITSD Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca Province of BC "e**(i*pi)+1=0" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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