On Saturday December 28 2002 02:40 pm, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason) writes:
> > the one who downloads the ISO's for me). I am not because the
> > lowest tier still costs $60 USD/Yr. I am in New Zealand and that
> > is over $120 NZD/yr. A lot by some peoples standards. I would
> > like to suggest
>
> Yes but you got there the cheapest beers from all others western
> countries :-)
O'm'gawd, Miller lite? ($10.90 USD for 30-12 oz cans, 30x355ml for
those that don't drink by the oz.). I drink it, as long as it's cold,
it's damn near flavored water with a touch of buzz ;)
I've been a cooker user for some time now (7.x, IIRC). There's
never been a time other cook'rs weren't willin to furnish CD's when I
couldn't keep up with 56k dialup. I in turn, send Cd's out. Many went
to Kiwi land. So I ain't buyin the addin in of d/l costs. I have DSL
now, unlimited, as was 56k. The issue with MB's d/l'd is with, an
should be with the provider. Not a cost factored into Linux support.
FWIW, let me say charitable works you (or anybody) mentions ... you
lose credit for ... at least in God's scheme of things (IMO).
Mandrake is _not_ a charity. We all, even other distros, the world
in general, benefit from it's existence. I don't think this is
promoted enough.
When I was tryin Mdk 6.x, I got a snail mail address off their web
page, and sent $50, and again $70 some months later. Later, they
began (after some urging) a contributions link, and I used that. Then
the Club started and I was grandfather'd in for past contributions.
Still I joined as a silver member (two concurrent memberships). With
this latest cirmcumstance, I renewed early. Not out of charity. I'm
disabled (multiple scerlosis) and on Social Security plus some other
insurance, BUT, out of belief in Linux and this distros future.
I've heard/read a lot of comment about the OSS community. This OS
we all love is FREE as in speech, it's not free as in BEER. So y'all
need to unass your wallets, or start takin developers in as step
children. Your choice ;)
--
Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
