From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 14:26:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2086437B401 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:26:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from spxgate.servplex.com (ip66-105-58-82.z58-105-66.customer.algx.net [66.105.58.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40A6943FAF for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:26:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@servplex.com) Received: from peter.servplex.com ([192.168.0.96]) by spxgate.servplex.com (8.12.8/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h5GLdheW017378; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:39:43 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from peter@servplex.com) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20030616162551.01811c08@mail.servplex.com> X-Sender: peter@mail.servplex.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:26:21 -0500 To: "Valerie Andrewlevich" From: Peter Elsner In-Reply-To: <006901c3344c$06c5a1c0$6600a8c0@brooklynsax5re> References: <3EEE29A2.3030301@potentialtech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: free? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:26:09 -0000 Check eBay... People sell their used CD's sometimes for a $1.00 + shipping... Peter At 05:12 PM 6/16/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I am down with a "few" dollars. However, after perusing a few of the >sites, the bare minimum cheapest going rate seems to be around $30. >Anyone know of any cheaper freebsd CDs out there? Student rate >perhaps? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bill Moran [mailto:wmoran@potentialtech.com] >Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:34 PM >To: Valerie Andrewlevich >Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org >Subject: Re: free? > > >Valerie Andrewlevich wrote: > > I'm a bit confused -- your website clearly states that freeBSD is a > > free OS, yet each of the sites that offer the CD charge money for it. > > > Am I missing something here? > >FreeBSD is free. >The CD is not free. > >That simple. Once you have purchased a CD you welcome to copy it or >install it as many times as you wish. Spending a few dollars on a CD is >one way that many people contribute to the FreeBSD project. > >Or you can download it off the Internet, if you have a fast enough >connection or enough patience. > >-- >Bill Moran >Potential Technologies >http://www.potentialtech.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Elsner Vice President Of Customer Service (And System Administrator) 1835 S. Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 (972) 263-2080 - Voice (972) 263-2082 - Fax (972) 489-4838 - Cell Phone (425) 988-8061 - eFax I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on yet. Here's what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me and say "Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet?" -- Mike Godwin Unix IS user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are. System Administration - It's a dirty job, but somebody said I had to do it. If you receive something that says 'Send this to everyone you know, pretend you don't know me. Standard $500/message proofreading fee applies for UCE.