From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 4 04:50:25 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 5A45D16A417 for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:50:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@bitfreak.org) Received: from mail.twinthornes.com (mail.twinthornes.com [65.75.198.147]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39DE213C45E for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:50:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@bitfreak.org) Received: from [10.9.70.100] (pool-71-117-232-141.ptldor.fios.verizon.net [71.117.232.141]) by mail.twinthornes.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 705A1A95; Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:40:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46DCE1CC.4060901@bitfreak.org> Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:40:44 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: deeptech71@gmail.com References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:50:25 -0000 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?