On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Spencer J Sinn wrote: > I would love to get a copy on CD. I will give you 2 blank CD's for a copy or whatever else > you may like to barter. > > <wishful thinking> I wish the Linux Distros (Red Hat, Slackware, SuSE > et al) would get a clue. It is cheaper for a lot of people to just > download their favorite linux than to spend $20-$30-$40-$50 on a > bundle. Well, you're still paying for bandwidth, that's all. Latency is high, but it compares well with the old benchmark of "Mag tape and a pickup truck." :) But printing manuals ain't cheap either -- especially when you and your customers would like them to look/read better than, say, the RedHat 5.2 books. I don't think it's a matter of cluefulness, nor do I think those sales are where they make their $$. > I wish they had a contributions option in their stores so I could drop > them $5-$10-whatever every time I download. Anybody else remember the > *contributions* section at http://www.linuxmall.com ? </wishful > thinking> Well, it wouldn't cost anything extra to do that. That sounds like something that is stupid *not* to do, unless some marketing puke has said "It gives us the image of begging -- better lose it." > On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 07:10:12PM -0500, Bill Layer wrote: > > If anyone wants a copy of Slackware 8.0 INSTALL or EXTRAS CD, let me know. > > > > > > Bring your own media and SAVE BIG ;) > > > > -.bill.layer.- > > > > -.those who are talking don't know, and those who know aren't talking.- > > > > -.frogtown.- -.minnesota.- -.u.s.a.- > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous