Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:06:16 -0400 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: deeptech71@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsdmall.com prices Message-ID: <46DEA9C8.8513.3D5DEF39@dan.langille.org> In-Reply-To: <46DEDCD8.3020605@gmail.com> References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com>, <46DDA898.31626.39714C46@dan.langille.org>, <46DEDCD8.3020605@gmail.com>
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On 5 Sep 2007 at 18:44, deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > Matt Olander wrote: > > In fact, one of the core team members, Murray Stokely, is on the FreeBSD > > Mall payroll. Also, in the past few months alone, we've donated over > > $20k USD in modern server hardware for FreeBSD development, made > > possible in part due to the revenue generated by the mall. The FreeBSD > > Mall also provides us with merchandise that we use to promote FreeBSD at > > trade shows that we attend at a cost of several thousand dollars per show. > > > > I think the $40 dollars for the professionally packaged 4 CD set is not > > only an inexpensive investment for a little piece of internet history > > for each FreeBSD release, but it is also a tremendous help offsetting a > > portion of the costs for our advocacy and hardware support efforts for > > the FreeBSD Project. > > Hi Matt, I'm wondering how many people are behind the Mall, what the order > statistics are, and how much the income is. If the Mall is just a secondary job, > and you donate a considerable excess amount, then I have to respect, but also > criticize that. Frankly, I think that's none of your business. Why do you consider the inner workings of a private business should be public knowledge? -- Dan Langille - http://www.langille.org/ Available for hire: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php
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