Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:43:28 +0200 From: deeptech71@gmail.com To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsdmall.com prices Message-ID: <46DEEAC0.8070105@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46DEA9C8.8513.3D5DEF39@dan.langille.org> References: <46DBF48E.7030806@gmail.com>, <46DDA898.31626.39714C46@dan.langille.org>, <46DEDCD8.3020605@gmail.com> <46DEA9C8.8513.3D5DEF39@dan.langille.org>
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Dan Langille wrote: > 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? > I don't consider that. I was just wondering. yes... "private business"... speaks for itself...
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