>> Em 30-11-2015 19:03, Tati Chevron escreveu: >> > Again, the original idea wasn't mine. I commented on the thread, >> but in >> > my mind, I imagined receiving the install source on a medium that >> had the >> > same bar to tampering as a CD, such as masked rom. I wasn't >> thinking of >> > a standard USB flash device with a glued write-protect switch. My >> > original >> > post was a mixture of various thoughts that shouldn't really have >> been >> > posted >> > without further consideration. >> I don't know if most people are aware of this, but this has been >> discussed on this list many times. The income of CD sales are what >> "kind >> of" pays for Theo full time involvement with OpenBSD. I say "kind >> of" >> because sales, as he already mentioned, are going down and down each >> release. > > These days the CD revenue is about what a cashier at a store makes. > > It seems to keep shrinking, but I will try to keep doing it unless it > nears zero; at which point the artwork will stop also. > > I'm not doing any of this as a business. I believe the research and > development that happens within OpenBSD is very important. That's why > I continue doing this. > > I cannot help but be insulted to the core when random 'people on the > internet' selfishly or unthinkingly misunderstand the focus of OpenBSD > as a R&D project, and recommend an even more broken business plan > which nobody needs or wants. Frankly, it ruins my day.
As more as I read, as more I understand you. > For the time, I affffm on a small bursary as well from some people who > understand the importance, otherwise I'd be looking for a cashier job. Please, continue it for the people which understand it or, which are interested in it. Thanks.
