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From: jhelberg@nl.oracle.com (Joost Helberg)
Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: distributing linux on floppies
Message-ID: <2933@nlsun1.oracle.nl>
Date: 9 Oct 92 15:50:56 GMT
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adrian@ibmpcug.co.uk (Superuser) writes:
: In article <1992Oct7.164402.29427@uc.msc.edu> fink@et.msc.edu (Paul Fink) writes:
: >
: >I think it might be more appropriate for linux distribution to be done
: >by a user group rather than a for profit company.
: >
:
: Well, being the systems manager of the IBM PC User Group in Britain,
: I guess I could do it. Could some kind soul out there tell me what
: they would expect from such a distribution. (i.e. number of disks,
: where I can get the images from, etc.)
:
: This User Group charges 4 UKP per disk normally. Add on top of that
Oops, that is making money, are you a commerial organization?
: VAT (so we dont have to muck around with export charges) at 17.5% and
: postage and packing (i.e. if you are abroad, call for a price first),
:
: There is a special offer for 386BSD (since it arrives on 40 3.5" disks!)
: of 50 pounds + VAT + postage.
:
We (Hobby Unix Users group) in The Netherlands do the same.
We charge f1,50 per floppy for members, f2,50 for non-members.
It is very popular (the price is under the normal shop price of a floppy).
And we have a lot of Linux users. We always supply people with a
version 2 or 3 days behind the releases of Linus.
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Joost Helberg Rijnzathe 6
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Oracle Europe BV Product Line Development
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