From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jul 6 10:29:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from nwlynx.network-lynx.net (nwlynx.network-lynx.net [63.122.185.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51A9837B405; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 10:29:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Don@Silver-Lynx.com) Received: from Silver-Lynx.com (doze-1.network-lynx.net [63.122.185.106]) by nwlynx.network-lynx.net (8.11.1/8.9.3/Who.Cares) with ESMTP id f66HTNK10155; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:29:23 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from Don@Silver-Lynx.com) Message-ID: <3B45F559.71DE08E8@Silver-Lynx.com> Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 11:28:57 -0600 From: Don Wilde X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jordan Hubbard Cc: chrisc@vmunix.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral References: <20010706020341B.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> <20010706095512T.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jordan Hubbard wrote: > > From: Chris Coleman > > > Daemon News is still very interested in becoming the official FreeBSD CD > > vendor. I think a qualification of being an official vendor is donating a > > portion back to the project. The FreeBSD foundation needs to be funded. > > I think that's perhaps _a_ qualification, but from the end-user > perspective (and that's really what this thread is essentially about) > I think good customer service will count for a lot more. :) Only time > will tell about that, so I guess the question is whether or not Daemon > News wants to start replicating its own CDs come 4.4? > Given the lack of response from either WR or BSDCentral to my complaint about the FreeBSD Desktop I just received, I think it is critical that we establish an independent CD channel outside of WR's control. I have always had great service when I (and people I have recommended it to) have bought from DNMall. Bluntly, much better service than WC, even before all these mergers/buyouts. My subscriptions were trashed several times and it was always my fault even when it wasn't. I don't think we should ever have "the" official FreeBSD CD vendor, but I support Chris as someone separate from WR. Of course, now that O'Reilly's touting him as their 'open source editor', I worry about the little penguin beak his nose is turning into.... ;-) -- Don Wilde http://www.Silver-Lynx.com Silver Lynx Embedded Microsystems Architects 2218 Southern Bl. Ste. 12 Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-4175 FAX 891-4185 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message