On Monday 16 August 2004 05:51 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > > > 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 Thanks, bj
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