On Monday 16 Aug 2004 22:09, BJ Tracy wrote: > Hello All, > > Well my time is running out on the free stuff with the purchase of Mandrake > 10.0. I really love Linux and setting up my office has not been that > tough. > > Thank you to all who have answered my pleas for help, you have done a great > job of KISS (keep it simple stupid). You know who you are. > > I'm thinking about joining the Mandrake Club but really not sure what level > I should join. > > Here's the question: I have been bitten by the Linux bug and want to know > which level of the Mandrake Club would give me the most benefits and the > Club too (win - win). > > All comments are very much appreciated. > bj
Linux is 'free' software, where free refers to freedom not price. It is quite possible to spend your entire life downloading the free download version without ever paying a penny for your software. However it still costs money to write the software and produce a distro. If you like the product MandrakeSoft have produced, you may like to contribute some money to compensate them for the effort. Buying a boxed set of CDs is one way of compensating them, but in that case most of the money will go to the retailer and distributor of the boxes. Joining MandrakeClub as a Bronze member will cost about the same as a boxed set, but will put all that money in MandrakeSofts account. You will be entitled to download all of the software on the Powerpack commercial edition, and you will be able to download iso images of the next edition (10.1) several weeks before they are available for public download. To be honest silver and gold membership do not give many more benefits. They simply enable you to pay more money in gratitude. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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