Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:40:44 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <freebsd@bitfreak.org> To: deeptech71@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsdmall.com prices Message-ID: <46DCE1CC.4060901@bitfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com>
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deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > A full FreeBSD release costs like 40$. <...> > Who would buy it for that much money when you can download it for > free? I have multiple subscriptions, one going all the way back to 3.2 and most since mid-4.x. > Or does mailing a 4 CD set or a DVD really cost that much money?! Actually shipping is $4.95 on top of the purchase cost, IIRC. But then, you do get pressed CDs instead of sticker-labeled CDR crap like certain other software shippers. And stickers! Don't forget the stickers! I got bored one day and cut out and stuck little beastie heads on the penguin logos on my friend's business's server farm. Had I not bought all those FreeBSD CD sets over the years, I'd have run short on beastie heads and my dastardly plan would have been foiled! > Either way, I think it is still more financially efficient if users > download a copy and donate like 35$ via some online method. You mean like download the ISOs at ftp.freebsd.org, then hop over to http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/ and send the Foundation your $35 via check/MO/Paypal?
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