From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 5 17:43:32 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 A3BCE16A418 for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:43:32 +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 33F3013C465 for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:43:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deeptech71@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k4so1757730nfd for ; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:43:19 -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:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=p1w7FrsXVpTf0qxwuXmiXhw3O6ccGIz1prOeSgiO/0mZ+PsKBxqUlbL9uFtFI2e+BGnneCkXwIDcyHpl9+QCiA0blsmbRqbdtMVit2bX6fLJAtQO5PRClNJi180K1alz6izyU0pCz6kYTZVemTp2mxF/P3nCICyJwkcXpBJ9KJ4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=q5uiWBY81dsE/7VbjpAKdfakEn9Ol1LalII8wvbj13KU5j8Az4WY4OmdHo1zTyc+thzFYLQI7K3fr4MtTv6KcFcFco3xBH4hZqfh0EG+VrNZ6dyilMNqmAmKJ1+GRyAX8EPGqUovtFmVVesNB0H1M899+c2jMFtMctZMqdxvEag= Received: by 10.86.100.7 with SMTP id x7mr5338817fgb.1189014198810; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:43:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.123.111? ( [84.0.107.117]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e32sm10803545fke.2007.09.05.10.43.16 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:43:17 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46DEEAC0.8070105@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:43:28 +0200 From: deeptech71@gmail.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com>, <46DDA898.31626.39714C46@dan.langille.org>, <46DEDCD8.3020605@gmail.com> <46DEA9C8.8513.3D5DEF39@dan.langille.org> In-Reply-To: <46DEA9C8.8513.3D5DEF39@dan.langille.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 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: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:43:32 -0000 Dan Langille wrote: > On 5 Sep 2007 at 18:44, deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > >> Matt Olander wrote: >> > 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. >> >> Hi Matt, I'm wondering how many people are behind the Mall, what the order >> statistics are, and how much the income is. If the Mall is just a secondary job, >> and you donate a considerable excess amount, then I have to respect, but also >> criticize that. > > Frankly, I think that's none of your business. Why do you consider > the inner workings of a private business should be public knowledge? > I don't consider that. I was just wondering. yes... "private business"... speaks for itself...