Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 00:35:06 -0400 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral Message-ID: <018601c10767$5d70e430$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10107071542110.13080-100000@mail.matriplex.com> <3B47DA2F.D417E048@softweyr.com>
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> Richard Hodges wrote: > > > > Sure, no argument there. Taking Wes' suggestion, maybe there is an > > opportunity in the "official" distribution distinction. How about a > > "certificate of authenticity" which costs the vendors $1 or $2 (or > > whatever), and shows the customer that their choice of vendors helped > > FreeBSD financially. Incidentally, this certificate might also be a > > selling point for those twisted individuals that just don't understand > > free software :-) > > Now that's an idea, but it raises problems with shipping the "certificates" > across national borders, causing import duties, etc. Maybe if we made > the certificates in PostScript or even fig files. ;^) I'm not sure how much of a difference the "certificate" would make, as far as import duties goes. I live in Canada (Toronto, Ontario), and accoriding to new rules that came into effect on Jan 1/2001, my CDs (which are considered "computer programs, electronic media") are now subject to 5% duty, 7% GST, 8% provincial tax, plus a $5.00 handling charge by Canada Post. (So much for NAFTA!) So on a USD$30 set of CDs (CAD$45), that works out to be about $15 in taxes and fees due to the classification. I don't see how a "certificate" would change that for the worse. (Well, unless the discs started being shipped via UPS. Then I'd get dinged for a $20 handing fee instead of $5.) For those in Europe or Australia, I'm not sure what the import rules are, but I'm sure they already have to pay some sort of import duties, and I don't see how the inclusion of a certificate would change that for the worse. I do like the idea of a "certificate", but unless it's flashy like MS's, it might not make much of a difference to management. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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