From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 5 18:25:59 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 7D4E216A468 for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:25:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from db@db.net) Received: from diana.db.net (diana.db.net [204.228.229.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EB5613C474 for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:25:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from db@db.net) Received: from diana.db.net ([204.228.229.66] helo=localhost ident=mailnull) by diana.db.net with esmtp (Exim 4.66 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1ISyzD-0005Gr-La; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:48:19 -0600 Received: from diana.db.net ([127.0.0.1] helo=localhost) (envelope-from ) id 1ISyzB-000OiS-2R; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:48:17 -0400 Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:48:16 -0400 From: Diane Bruce To: deeptech71@gmail.com Message-ID: <20070905174816.GA94865@night.db.net> References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> <46DDA898.31626.39714C46@dan.langille.org> <46DEDCD8.3020605@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46DEDCD8.3020605@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org 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 18:25:59 -0000 Hi, On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 06:44:08PM +0200, deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > Darren Pilgrim wrote: > > I have multiple subscriptions, one going all the way back to 3.2 and > > most since mid-4.x. > > > > Actually shipping is $4.95 on top of the purchase cost, IIRC. But then, ... > > penguin logos on my friend's business's server farm. Had I not bought > > all those FreeBSD CD sets over the years, I'd have run short on beastie > > heads and my dastardly plan would have been foiled! > > You mean they even charge $5 on top of that 40? > I don't see the reason why you require such high quality media and the I agree, for home use. But imagine trying to get a business to accept that rough looking CD as a "professional" OS. There is a market for a professional looking top quality install CD set. I'm glad someone is doing these quality looking CDs, I bet they have got FreeBSD into some companies. > included little prizes. Care to buy a 1000 sticker pack instead? It's not > like my own CDR is going to turn on me. They're durable enough. Yep. For myself, I like the stickers and the T shirts as well. P.S. Hey Matt! Where is that "Now the daemons are no longer just in my head T shirt?" I still can't find it! - Diane -- - db@FreeBSD.org db@db.net http://www.db.net/~db