[wellylug] Mandrake 9.1

[Wood Brent]

--- Damon Lynch <damon at dev-zone.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> You can get all applications that come on the CDs / DVD if you join the
> Club.  Of course you have to download them.
> 
> BUT, if you join the Club, this also happens:


I am a club member, so get the 20% discount on boxed sets :-) The convenience
of the boxed set is useful to me. Remember for me Linux is a means to an end,
not an end in itself. What I want is a plug & play installation of the O/S plus
applcations so I can use the damned computer, not wrestle with downloads,
installs, dependencies etc. If I value my time at about $40/hr, if the boxed
set saves me about 2 1/2 hours, I come out better off :-) 

> * you can use Mandrake Campus, plus written documentation
> * you can vote for RPMs to be packaged
> * Mandrake gets far more $ from the Club than from the boxed set, since
> expenses are much lower
> * you can participate in forums
> * interviews with management from time to time
> * etc.
> 
> Or you could join the Club and buy a boxed set *grin*

Yep. But for me (& a few others so far) the benefits of Mandrake club
membership are additional to the convenience of a boxed set. & while Mandrake
does benefit financially from club memberships, their core business is still
selling Linux, not supporting club members.


Cheers

  Brent

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