From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Apr 10 03:16:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA10693 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 03:16:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cimlogic.com.au ([203.36.2.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA10687 for ; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 03:16:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jb@cimlogic.com.au) Received: (from jb@localhost) by cimlogic.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.7) id UAA01449; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 20:15:51 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from jb) From: John Birrell Message-Id: <199804101015.UAA01449@cimlogic.com.au> Subject: Re: Fw: Your Article "Freeware: The Heart & Soul of the Internet" In-Reply-To: <19980410200542.08150@welearn.com.au> from Sue Blake at "Apr 10, 98 08:05:42 pm" To: sue@welearn.com.au (Sue Blake) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 20:15:51 +1000 (EST) Cc: ncb05@uow.edu.au, chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Sue Blake wrote: > A lot of Australians don't have or don't like to use credit cards and mail > order, and sending money overseas is quite expensive (my bank charges $10), > not to mention the costs and delays of freight. Internet access is expensive > here too, and all the above would apply to several other countries. Why > bother trying FreeBSD when Linux books and CDs are everywhere. Fax an order to WC with a credit card number and you'll have your CD in your letter box within 10 days. If it goes astray in the mail, tell WC and they'll send you another one. That's pretty good service IMO. Why would I buy locally at an inflated price when I can buy direct? -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message