On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 12:12, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 7:43 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > The bottom line is that if you use the LM distros and you have the extra > > jack, which amounts to the cost of a magazine subscription, then you > > should be sending that money to the Mandrake club or getting a boxed set > > from Mandrakesoft. That's only the right thing to do. This should be > > punctuated with the realization that the survival of the company, the > > paychecks of the development teams, the other employee's paychecks and > > the quality of life of their families are all at stake. In other words > > a little compassion and a magazine subscription will go a long way, not > > just for you truly but also for the future of everybody else involved. > > > LX - I have read your views on this before, and I do agree with them. Am I > right in thinking, though, that it benefits MandrakeSoft more if I use > downloads and use the savings on the club? Last time I bought a boxed set, > but if this is so I will use the downloads and go for an upgraded club > membership. >
More cash goes to Mandrake more quickly if you buy the membership. Box sets are eaten into by the distributor, shipping company, production company... The flipside is of course that un-purchased box sets are a tremendous waste of everyone's resources. Personally I use downloads and buy a club membership, hoping that MandrakeSoft can accurately gauge demand for box sets. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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