[ale] Suse 9.1 Consortium # 1 - closed

[Chris Fowler]

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On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 08:39, Matthew Brown wrote:
> One question: Even though I signed up to share the cost of buying one copy
> of SUSE 9.1, I must have missed the initial post on this.  Why is this a
> consortium? 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Fowler
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:30 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Suse 9.1 Consortium # 1 - closed
> 
> I offered to use our snail mail system as distribution.  I live in Buford so
> I know no one wants to come and visit me :)  I have the time to make copies.
> DVD's are easier for me but I can also do CS's.
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 16:51, Greg wrote:
> > ok, since we 1)have a lot of folks, 2)I don't have time to administer 
> > a large consortium and 3)so far we have not decided how we are going 
> > to distribute the disto I am closing it to further members.  I think 
> > we have enough to get this done in a reasonable time in a reasonable
> manner.
> > 
> > However, anyone else who wants to form another please feel free to do so !
> > 
> > 
> > While we are in a holding pattern ...
> > 
> > The current membership as it stands is :
> > 
> > Geoffrey (maybe)
> > Eric
> > Greg
> > Courtney
> > Adam
> > Christopher
> > John
> > James
> > Matthew
> > Matthew
> > Steve
> > 
> > 
> > Estimated total purchase: $63 USD
> > Per individual for 10	: $6 USD
> > Per individual for 11	: $6 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
> > 
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
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