Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 07:04:31 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat <mojahed@citechco.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Where to buy? Message-ID: <19990618070430.Z9893@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB44011059AA@site2s1>; from Christopher Michaels on Thu, Jun 17, 1999 at 10:23:15AM -0400 References: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB44011059AA@site2s1>
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On Thursday, 17 June 1999 at 10:23:15 -0400, Christopher Michaels wrote: >> On Wednesday, June 16, 1999 11:32 PM, Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat <mojahed@citechco.net> wrote: >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Where to buy? >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a Linux fellow who have become very interested in FreeBSD. I >> can't download it off the Net, so I have to buy CDs. >> >> Anyone has experience with FreeBSD from CheapBytes? They are offering >> a 2 CD set for $8. Vendors like this sometimes have a few quirks in >> the distribution. >> >> Also, anyone knows how this CD set compares with the 4 CD set from >> Walnut Creeks priced at $40? I am not concerned about printed >> documentation. >> >> Many thanks in advance for any help or suggestion. > > Well, I can't say much about the quality of the CheapBytes cds because I've > never used them. I can tell you this. When you buy the cd's from Walnut > Creek you are supporting the FreeBSD Project, whereas when you buy from > Cheapbytes, I do not believe that the FreeBSD Project sees any of those > proceeds. > > I realize that it's a great difference in price, but I believe that our > favorite "Free" operating system can use all the support it can get. If there's any such thing as an official standpoint on this issue, it would be "If you can afford it, buy the Walnut Creek version. If you can't, buy Cheapbytes; it's better than not getting it at all". Having said that, I don't know anybody who uses the Cheapbytes version, so I can't comment on the quality beyond the fact that I haven't heard of any problems. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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