Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 17:40:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Huff <rhuff@cybercom.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Walnut Creek CDROM resellers and their FreeBSD profits... Message-ID: <199810172140.RAA02696@shell1.cybercom.net> In-Reply-To: <19981017200401.F711@xfiles.org.uk> References: <19981017200401.F711@xfiles.org.uk>
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> As mentioned by Jordan in his 3.0-R announce notice, the profits > from sales of FreeBSD CD sets from Walnut Creek CDROM go to > support the FreeBSD Project. > > Does anyone know if the same is true of FreeBSD CD sets brought > from their resellers? Any profit the reseller makes is theirs to keep. However, consider: At a time when the single unit cost of FreeBSD from Walnut Creek was $40, and the subscription price $25, the local retailer price was also $25. Walnut Creek has said direct-order prices are deliberately inflated so users will have a reason to seek out their local resellers. (And you can tell the approximate production costs from what Cheapbytes charges.) I'm on the subscription plan. (Though I did skip 2.2.7 in anticipation of 3.0.) I pay the $25 )plus shipping, etc., and figure I've gotten a good deal even if all the profit goes to Walnut Creek. But I know some of it goes to FreeBSD, Inc. and that makes me even happier. Robert Huff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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