No. But I agree to pay for the distrib ! I contibute to it on version 7.0, so why not for version 8.2. mess-mate
On Wednesday 13 March 2002 00:53, you wrote: | If any of you guys like the Mandrake distro, you ought to check out | this story on The Register: | | See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24395.html | | I've decided to subscribe. | | Text from article pasted here: | | ____________________________________________________________ | Would you pay $5 to rescue Mandrake? | | By Thomas C Greene in Washington Posted: 12/03/2002 at 13:24 GMT | | Claiming a short-term cash crunch, Linux distributor Mandrake is | asking individual users to join a 'club' for $5 per month and up, | and business users to join one for $2,500 per year and up. | | All Club members will get some manner of special treatment in | exchange, depending on the level of commitment offered. | | The idea is to help pay the salaries of employees and avoid | sackings while the company struggles to achieve profitability, | which it says will happen toward the end of this year. | | "Since MandrakeSoft's revenue continues to grow and the company | remains on target to become profitable at the end of 2002, it would | be a real loss and a great disservice to the huge community of | users for us to cut positions to meet short-term goals when the | future looks so bright," announcement cheerfully says. | | MandrakeSoft Announcement URL: | | http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/mdkfuture.php3 | | Membership levels for individuals range from 'standard' to | 'platinum' (with several precious metals in between), and the cost | of admission ranges from $5 to $100 per month. | | Business users can choose from the same designations, with one | above 'platinum' called 'privileged partner'. The fees range from | $2500 per year to $100,000. Whether this last category includes | free time-shares on the corporate jets, yachts and penthouse condos | we can't say, but rather hope it would. � | | | _________________________________________________________ | Do You Yahoo!? | Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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