that could be because until yesterday Idaya hadn't told anyone the CD was anything but a self-installer - so people assumed you couldn't do that - I don't think anyone is complaining about spending money just the way Idaya are nickle and diming over this release having up until now supported GPL
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "User SCARR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 5:06 PM Subject: RE: GPL or not? > On Sat, 3 Nov 2001, Johan Pretorius wrote: > > Take our example - we are based in South Africa, and lease some servers > > in the USA, all of which are pre-loaded with the OS. The effort involved > > in getting the CD installed is not worth it: > > $149 - cost of CD > > $? - arranging delivery, ensuring CD is delivered to proper dept, etc, etc > > $250 - service charges from ISP to install CD (and this a conservative > > estimate) > > Total - in the region of $500 > > Let's look at the download option: > > $50 - cost of software (example) > > $10 - ISP/Telco charges for download of software > > $0 - installation done by person leasing the server (ok, this wil take > > time, but at least it does not mean forking out money) > > Total - $60 > > Hope this will give you some understanding of the client's perspective ... > > As a prospective client (and current tester/moocher), I understand > totally. What's stopping you from transferring the relevant files from > your location where you have the CD to your remote servers? I doubt > you'll have to install all 2 CDs worth of data. How about CVSing from a > FreeVSD CVS server (which would actually be my choice for patching, > truthfully). > > It's going to cost money or time, or both one way or another. Why should > anyone else pay these bills for you? > > -- > Simon Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ineocom - http://www.ineocom.com > Tel: 416.831.7876 - Fax: 416.831.7875 > > > ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- > Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support > Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support > Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
