From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 13 03:20:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D899337B401 for ; Tue, 13 May 2003 03:20:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (pc1-cdif2-5-cust38.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.101.150.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3E2143FB1 for ; Tue, 13 May 2003 03:20:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.12) id 19FWty-000DZO-00; Tue, 13 May 2003 11:20:54 +0100 Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 11:20:54 +0100 From: Ceri Davies To: Peter Pentchev Message-ID: <20030513102054.GA51988@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Peter Pentchev , doc@FreeBSD.org References: <20030513081142.GA18966@straylight.oblivion.bg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030513081142.GA18966@straylight.oblivion.bg> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Ceri Davies cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Free BSD at CompUSA X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 10:20:57 -0000 On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 11:11:42AM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote: > On Sun, May 11, 2003 at 04:21:56PM -0400, Tim Church wrote: > > Dear Webmaster, > > > > In the interest of avoiding any confusion, CompUSA does not sell FreeBSD > > anymore. > > I've had a few disappointed customers who say that your website lists us as > > a retailer who still carries you product. You might want to update your > > site. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Thanks a lot for the notice! The rest of this email is for the benefit > of the freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org mailing list members. > > The obvious fix would be the attached patch, which removes CompUSA from > the handbook/mirrors/chapter.sgml list of boxed product retailers. Hold up on this a second, Peter. I've mailed the compusa.com address in the .sig for confirmation, as the original mail was sent from a hotmail.com account and although there have been other reports that CompUSA don't stock FreeBSD anymore, so far as I know it could be an elaborate hoax. The fact that I've not received a reply from the compusa.com address makes me wonder... > However, there is a slight problem with it: the remaining text talks > about "several retailers", yet lists only one - Fry's :) I believe FreeBSD Mall do a boxed set as well. > So.. what should we do about the Retailers section of the Mirrors > chapter? I think it should go. The costs involved in producing a boxed set that won't go out of date real quick (considering our release schedule) are prohibitive, and I'd be surprised if more retailers produced one. We can always resurrect it if the market picks up. Ceri --