Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 03:34:37 -0600 From: "Ramsey G. Brenner" <rgb@osdisc.com> To: murray@freebsd.org, Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>, Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>, FreeBSD Stable List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [Fwd: OSDisc.com donating 10% to FreeBSD Foundation] Message-ID: <200309240334.37465.rgb@osdisc.com>
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Hi Murray, > Actually, I misread the email. He didn't offer to donate 10% of > revenue, but 10% of profits. Assuming he is running a profitable > company (which I doubt), then we can assume something like a 3% profit > margin. 10% of 3% of $5 is 1.5 cents. Of course, you can get rid of > any profits in a small company by just paying out bonuses or other > compensation, but if you're a really optimistic person, you can buy > from OSDisc and hope that 1 cent will go to the foundation for your > purchase. No thanks. ;( Im really not interested in playing some kind of game with the freebsd project. When I said 10% of the profits, I meant 10% of the profits from each sale. The donation would be more like $0.45 - $0.75 (for the 3 cd set). I'll agree it isnt much, and it probably wont amount to much (especially when compared to what the freebsd mall has given), but atleast its something. I dont know of any competitors of mine (who are selling cheap cds) who donate anything at all. If someone can afford to buy from the freebsd mall, I encorage them to do so... but if someone doesnt want to spend $40+ (for whatever reason), then why not buy it from us? Lastly, I know I cross posted, and I apologize. Best regards, Ramsey Brenner OSDisc.com Founder
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