From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 25 08:50:52 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA06114 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 08:50:52 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA06108 Sun, 25 Feb 1996 08:50:50 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199602251650.IAA06108@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: free-bsd To: robert@steffi.mnsinc.com Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 08:50:50 -0800 (PST) Cc: coredump@nervosa.com, questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Robert Nicholson" at Feb 25, 96 09:24:36 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Robert Nicholson wrote: > > writes: > > >On 24 Feb 1996, Robert Nicholson wrote: > >>Why is it I purchased the Free BSD 2.1 Jan 1996 CD-ROM for 19.95 the > >>other day in my computer store? > >> > > >Why is it that I drove to the store last night to get some milk? > > OK folks, I can see the humor in this. I was remarking on the price > difference b/w what a I bought and what Walnut sell. Is support > included at that price or something? I mean 19.95 is an excellent > deal. It's like the InfoMagic Linux Developers Resource CD-ROM I saw > for $16 that had three linux distributions on it. what a particular store will sell a standard product for is up to the store'w owners--free competitive market and all that. you really need to ask them. heck, the stroe i bought my bike from is running a sale. i am sure i can get one from them cheaper than the builder. the store has a different set of considerations than walnut creek. shelf space is very expensive, warehouse/backroom space less so.