Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 13:09:23 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Retail Boxed Products in the Handbook Message-ID: <20030526130923.4842e33e.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20030526131730.GB80541@submonkey.net> References: <20030526131730.GB80541@submonkey.net>
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On Mon, 26 May 2003 14:17:30 +0100 Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org> wrote: > > All, > > Please cast your eye over to Appendix A of the Handbook, and the section > titled "Retail Boxed Products". I'll wait. > You'll see that we have Frys and CompUSA listed as retailers of boxed sets. > Well CompUSA have told us that they don't stock these anymore; does anybody > know if Frys still do, or is anyone in a position to call one and enquire? I live near a Staples, Best Buy, Office Max, Walmart and Target. (Yes, Cranberry PA is a large shopping town). Walmart USED to keep a RedHat and Mandrake Linux boxed set, don't think they do anymore. I'll make a quick stop in sometime to see if any of these stores have the FreeBSD boxed set. > > I'm thinking of removing this section altogether, and it's been suggested to > me that I enlist your folks help in trying to whip up a list of retailers who > really do stock FreeBSD boxed sets, to try and save the section. A nice page, sorted by country/state/sovereignty linked to the front page might be nice. Or perhaps an article... > > If there's no interest in doing this, then that's fine too. > I propose to remove the section on June 15th, so you have until then. > I have an interest. Please, continue. -- Tom Rhodes
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