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Dave Andersen wrote:
>    Would it be possible for W.C., Inc. to provide facilities for FreeBSD,
> Inc. to accept donations via credit card?  Frankly, I'll be the first in
> line to send in a $25 donation for one of the servers I have littering
> the floor here.  (Yes, that's a promise).  I think that something along
> these lines, if it's not too difficult for W.C. to do, would be a huge
> contribution to FreeBSD.
> 
WC has given a lot to FreeBSD, but as also made money off selling
CD-ROMs.  Why can't WC raise the price of the CD-ROM and kick some back 
to the core team?  I'll glady buy CD-ROMS and pay extra instead of 
hosing my T-1 during a sup.  What about sup subscriptions?  WC has this
incredibly fast machine that could support sup via subscription.  

FreeBSD still remains free, but the easier ways of getting it require a
little extra money.  Kind of like buying media from GNU vs. downloading.

On another note, it is interesting that people who use free software 
demand "rights".  Strange.