Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 17:11:37 -0400 From: "Jim Capozzoli" <saltmiser@gmail.com> To: "Matt Olander" <matt@ixsystems.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsdmall.com prices Message-ID: <37f72b1f0805181411h7bd0415eh19a16dcfad75d72@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46DC647F.2050109@ixsystems.com> References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> <46DC647F.2050109@ixsystems.com>
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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 prices at www.freebsdmall.com, and found that they >> are overwhelming. A full 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 freebsdmall 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 course there >> are people without online access or CD/DVD burners, but those 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 team members, Murray Stokely, is on the FreeBSD > Mall payroll. Also, in the past few months alone, we've donated over $20k > USD in modern server hardware for FreeBSD development, made possible in part > due to the revenue generated by the mall. The FreeBSD Mall also provides us > with merchandise that we use to promote FreeBSD at trade shows that we > attend at a cost of several thousand dollars per show. > > 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 portion of > the costs for our advocacy and hardware support efforts for the FreeBSD > Project. > > best, > -matt > > -- > Matt Olander > CTO, iXsystems - "Servers for Open Source" http://www.iXsystems.com > Public Relations, The FreeBSD Project http://www.FreeBSD.org > BSD on the Desktop! http://www.pcbsd.org > Phone: (408)943-4100 ext. 113 Fax: (408)943-4101 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Perhaps though, if it was say $20 more people would buy it. But the question is, would twice as many people buy it? -- Jim Capozzoli D6499626857801B6065013E3645A6B75
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