Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > * Eric Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-06]: >> Wolfgang Bornath wrote: >> >>> Wrong. See MandrakeSoft donation page dated April 19, 2001 >>> >>> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/donations/ >>> >>> wobo >>> >> >> These are donations given to Free projects supported by Mandrake: >> "Mandrake Linux Open Source developments", not to the Mandrakesoft >> company.These donations cannot help Mandrakesoft (the company) >> decrease its debt, which can only occur by selling products. > > Yes, you're right. This was a nice workaround for this problem. If you > read the page you see that all MandrakeSoft projects, all the tools > which are an important part of the distribution, are listed as single > projects and thus able to receive donations. > > If enough donations come in for a certain project > MandrakeSoft saves the > money *they* pay to support the developper(s) of said project. > > "The more you donate, the more *we* will be able to expand the DrakX > team to improve the installation program of Mandrake Linux. > Similarly, if you wish to help the Kernel project, your donation > would allow *us* to > *recruit* more dedicated Kernel hackers." > > See what I mean? > So, in reality the donations help MandrakeSoft. > > BTW: MandrakeClub subscriptions are another nice workaround. To most > of the subscribers it's a way to help Mandrake and not really a > product which they wanted to purchase. > > Latest figures show that MandrakeClub generates more than 30% of > MandrakeSoft's revenue of the last half year. > > Don't get me wrong, I'm happy about it, moreso as part of my income > depends on that, too. :) > > wobo Normally I go to Best Buy, or Walmart and purchase the Power Pack edition, but I have been looking for Mandrake 9.1, and have _not_ been able to find it. I can find SuSE 8.2, and Red Hat 9.0, but no Mandrake, what gives? Hell I can even get Debian pretty easily. :P
Jonathan G. Shilling Senior LAN Administrator
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