From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 17 16:19: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82125156C3 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:16:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id IAA06947; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:46:41 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.3/8.9.0) id IAA54906; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:46:48 +0930 (CST) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:46:48 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Scott Benjamin Cc: Christopher Michaels , Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Where to buy? Message-ID: <19990618084647.I9893@freebie.lemis.com> References: <1D7D0A00F0E8D111A26600104B873E4C01784116@exchange.quests.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.4i In-Reply-To: <1D7D0A00F0E8D111A26600104B873E4C01784116@exchange.quests.com>; from Scott Benjamin on Thu, Jun 17, 1999 at 03:19:48PM -0700 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog X-PGP-Fingerprint: 6B 7B C3 8C 61 CD 54 AF 13 24 52 F8 6D A4 95 EF Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG [Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] On Thursday, 17 June 1999 at 15:19:48 -0700, Scott Benjamin wrote: > On Thursday, June 17, 1999 2:35 PM, Greg Lehey wrote: >> On Thursday, 17 June 1999 at 10:23:15 -0400, Christopher Michaels wrote: >>> On Wednesday, June 16, 1999 11:32 PM, Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat wrote: >>>> >>>> I am a Linux fellow who have become very interested in FreeBSD. I >>>> can't download it off the Net, so I have to buy CDs. >>>> >>>> Anyone has experience with FreeBSD from CheapBytes? They are offering >>>> a 2 CD set for $8. Vendors like this sometimes have a few quirks in >>>> the distribution. >>>> >>>> Also, anyone knows how this CD set compares with the 4 CD set from >>>> Walnut Creeks priced at $40? I am not concerned about printed >>>> documentation. >>>> >>>> Many thanks in advance for any help or suggestion. >>> >>> Well, I can't say much about the quality of the CheapBytes cds >>> because I've never used them. I can tell you this. When you buy >>> the cd's from Walnut Creek you are supporting the FreeBSD Project, >>> whereas when you buy from Cheapbytes, I do not believe that the >>> FreeBSD Project sees any of those proceeds. >>> >>> I realize that it's a great difference in price, but I believe that our >>> favorite "Free" operating system can use all the support it can get. >> >> If there's any such thing as an official standpoint on this issue, it >> would be "If you can afford it, buy the Walnut Creek version. If you >> can't, buy Cheapbytes; it's better than not getting it at all". >> Having said that, I don't know anybody who uses the Cheapbytes >> version, so I can't comment on the quality beyond the fact that I >> haven't heard of any problems. > > I bought 3.1R from MicroCenter for 29.95... It's a bit cheaper than > cdrom.com and I'm not sure how Microcenter buys it, but I'm assuming that > the $$ goes to the project. A number of distributors undercut Walnut Creek. That's normal practice: if Walnut Creek offered discounts, they would quickly lose distributors. Of course, you contribute more to FreeBSD by buying direct from Walnut Creek, but hey, if you want to save money you can go out and buy Cheapbytes and then send the FreeBSD project a check for $10. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message