From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 3 11:48:55 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AB9F16A417 for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:48:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deeptech71@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFCED13C45D for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:48:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deeptech71@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k4so1144755nfd for ; Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:48:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=EtZYR1qO20Xp43brznu9mJ3ZBv8j+TO1SdVd2XUaYnWQGsh8x5H3Z2EG1POmk4ZBVHVfx59+mahbNhK8pTShWGkebA8jfT28OmlXl0kSaOTQQQZWO2ds0hzhSgk/OJ+vVYr1sR6Gj67Fx5KZBI2fCCsE6Mlpa6pdWVnqvrS1oF8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DdThFRkaATbPEOV09I1qnVPLXbgMLc2pp3ZVxXfYWwwguHBHmsmrk+zX8bxyOqRk786xc+keHLtMa1qeHqkaJ6HZ3LXfdyKfbhY8nZdZXCgm6TrnWRwu5Mima2HvxDK6ahrNmu7FINJv4quK6IHmEultWM3Zip8wgm4GacxbKh0= Received: by 10.86.57.9 with SMTP id f9mr3368933fga.1188820106438; Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:48:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.123.111? ( [84.2.98.237]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id j12sm5794720fkf.2007.09.03.04.48.20 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:48:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:48:30 +0200 From: deeptech71@gmail.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: freebsdmall.com prices X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:48:55 -0000 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?