Anthony : ...people expect pressed CD's from companies
Alain : Pressed CDs are definitely more impressive because they nearly
always have some creative artwork engraved into the disk, instead of
the generic markings on CD-R disks.
Anthony : (imagine the tech support calls: "Why the heck is this cd
_green_? Is it growing mold?")
Alain : Don't be silly!
Geoff Canyon : I ship software on cd-r's to customers (don't have
enough--yet--to justify pressing a thousand cds) and I haven't had any
complaints, or problems.
Alain : Nor have I.
Geoff Canyon : Solve both this problem, and that of nosy end users, by
compressing the whole lot into a Stuffit Archive. One file is easier to
hide, and a Stuffit Archive takes only as much space as the actual
stuffed size of the files in it (except for the last block).
Alain : Solved!
>>>I don't think the Artistic allows the sources to
>>>be sold for money.
Alain : The resellers are not selling the source code. they are selling
the value-added service(s) associated with its distribution.
Geoff Canyon : People will pay for the cd if: the download is large,
and will take a long time for them; the installation is complex, and
might need to be done repeatedly; they just like having a physical
thing to point at and say, "there's my software;" the company selling
the cd offers installation support, or general support, as part of the
package; other reasons, I'm sure.
Alain : Indeed!
Alain : No one has commented yet on my suggestion to reserve the right
of OC distribution/resale for us, so that we can auto-finance our
activities. Comments?
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