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Date:      Fri, 19 Feb 1999 05:34:35 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Michael V. Harding" <mvh@ix.netcom.com>
To:        jkh@zippy.cdrom.com
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3.1R ISO CD Image ??
Message-ID:  <199902191334.FAA62213@netcom1.netcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <40389.919387740@zippy.cdrom.com> (jkh@zippy.cdrom.com)
References:   <40389.919387740@zippy.cdrom.com>

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I was a long-time subscriber, but had to drop out when the upgrades
started flying - I do a source code upgrade, and 2 releases a year was
OK, but I think I was getting 4 releases a year which was a bit steep.
Is there any way I can subscribe as a contributor, or as a donation -
support FreeBSD regularly w/o buying the media?  I wouldn't have a
problem kicking in, say, $50/yr.  Also, I have used FreeBSD at work -
I don't think that there would be a problem with having a 'support' or
maintenance fee per box, if it could be dialed to the appropriate
amount.

- Mike Harding

   Cc: Tommy Hallgren <thallgren@yahoo.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
   Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:29:00 -0800
   From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
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   > True.  Seems like the last one was mirrored to other FreeBSD dist sites
   > though (thank goodness!  As is wellknown, access to ftp.cdrom.com out here

   If it was, I didn't know of any.  I specifically stuck it in incoming/
   so that I wouldn't get shot by mirror sites wondering where 2.4GB of
   extra space suddenly went.

   > I wonder if WalnutCreek might consider a "FreeBSD Lite" version of each new
   > RELEASE which is just CD#1 for $5-10.  Being a Joe-user, that's all I ever

   I've asked this and they don't much like the idea since it makes it
   extremely hard to turn a profit at those sorts of margins.  FreeBSD is
   not enough of a "volume" product that you could make enough just on
   sheer quantity alone.  Frankly, we have no idea how Cheapbytes makes
   any money at $4.95.

   - Jordan


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