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. �
|
| 
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