On 6/7/06, Neil Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> On 6/6/06, Neil Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Carl Lowenstein wrote:
>>
>> > Some time we should have a discussion about the current situation
>> with
>> > regard to producing CDs and DVDs of software distributions for
>> KPLUG
>> > members and Installfests. It appears to me that the demand is way
>> > down, since so many people now have fast internet connections and
>> > CD/DVD burners.
>>
>> Have you been selling any disks lately? I saw a recent offer for new
>> releases, did you get any email responses? I'm just trying to guage
>> how little the demand is.
>
> Average one to two distro's per InstallFest. Sometimes none,
> sometimes a few.
> No email response yet wanting new Knoppix discs.
> No noticeable requests at KPLUG meetings recently.
>
> Partly related subject: it seems that Fedora Core 5 no longer has the
> easy GUI process to install more software from the CD set after the
> original OS installation.
>
> I will bring some copies of the new Knoppix to the Thursday-night
> meeting anyhow. I have also a bunch of now-obsolete distribution CDs,
> made on spec, that I would just as soon give away rather than trash
> them directly.
I wonder if we should make some of the newest releases available
through each month's raffle? Perhaps one copy of that month's most
recent release at each meeting. That might stimulate demand a little.
Can be done easily. Candidates for "most recent release" include
SuSE 10.1 Installation DVD (May 16)
SuSE 10.1 Installation 6 CDs (May 16)
Fedora Core 5 DVD respin (May 23)
Knoppix 5.0.1 CD (June 1)
Knoppix 5.0.1 DVD (June 1)
Ubuntu 6.0.6 CD (May 30, arrived June 6)
Kubuntu 6.0.6 CD (May 30, arived June 6)
SuSE 10.1 Live DVD (May 30, arrived June 7)
Choose a few. :-)
carl
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