On 04/25/2007 06:52 PM, Paul wrote:
Morality wise it would be best if people > when supplying OOo on media only recouped costs but sometimes people > try to make money off it as well. > And why would that be? Reseller/Distributors have the cost of the websites, production, advertising, possible support, etc. I've no idea or affiliation with the mentioned link, but USD$14.95 seems quite reasonable considering the costs necessary to take the order, process the order, burn the CD, ship the product, and allow for the expected follow-up support questions. Do you suppose that you could do all of that for $15 bucks a pop? Why shouldn't they make money off of it? Would you do it for free? I wouldn't. Selling OOo on CD's provides a valuable service for many; remember much of the world (inlcuding very many in the US) doesn't have broadband connections... http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/sellers.html I would be more concerned about the quality and integrity of the seller and files included on the CD, and if the seller were not listed on the above URL. OOo needs to address the problem of fly-by-night resellers. Perhaps they could start a "OOo Approved Reseller" program whereby resellers abide by http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/distributors.html and other criteria. The resellers/distributors could display a "OOo Approved Reseller/Distributor" on their website so that anyone purchasing from that site would be assured that the minimum OOo requirements are met. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
