[ale] Suse 9.1 Consortium Update

[Christopher Fowler]

I like the DVD option.
It keeps the number of CD's down to a minimum.


On Mon, 2004-05-03 at 14:10, Greg wrote:
> While we are in a holding pattern ...
> 
> The current membership as it stands is :
> 
> Geoffrey (maybe)
> Eric V.
> Greg C.
> Courtney
> Adam
> Christopher F.
> John C.
> 
> 
> Estimated total purchase: $63 USD
> Per individual for 6	: $10 USD
> Per individual for 7	: $9 USD
> 
> Current Options to get the info:
> 	KSU gets it
> 	We purchase it at CompUSA
> 	We purchase it online and pay the VAT to help our European allies
> 	We purchase it online and screw Europe out of the VAT
> 	We invite Suse to give a presentation at an ALE meeting and hold them
> hostage for (currently) 7 copies of fresh-pressed 9.1 goodness (preferred
> option as it kills 2 birds with one stone)
> 
> Current options to share the info:
> 	One person burns 6 copies for everyone else and donates a disk to everyone
> else and keeps the originals.
> 	We pass the original disks around and every person burns their own.  We
> draw straws to see who keeps the originals.
> 	One person copies it to an FTP server and everyone downloads it.
> 	We bring a pc with a burner to an ALE meeting and make 7 copies
> 	We all bring PC's with burners to an ALE meeting and network everything
> together, burning all the while.
> 	* all the above options but substitute DVD for CD
> 
> Is this thread taking a life of it's own or is it me ?
> 
> Greg
> 
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