Jordan Hubbard wrote:
>
> From: Chris Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Daemon News is still very interested in becoming the official FreeBSD CD
> > vendor. I think a qualification of being an official vendor is donating a
> > portion back to the project. The FreeBSD foundation needs to be funded.
>
> I think that's perhaps _a_ qualification, but from the end-user
> perspective (and that's really what this thread is essentially about)
> I think good customer service will count for a lot more. :) Only time
> will tell about that, so I guess the question is whether or not Daemon
> News wants to start replicating its own CDs come 4.4?
>
Given the lack of response from either WR or BSDCentral to my complaint
about the FreeBSD Desktop I just received, I think it is critical that
we establish an independent CD channel outside of WR's control. I have
always had great service when I (and people I have recommended it to)
have bought from DNMall. Bluntly, much better service than WC, even
before all these mergers/buyouts. My subscriptions were trashed several
times and it was always my fault even when it wasn't.
I don't think we should ever have "the" official FreeBSD CD vendor, but
I support Chris as someone separate from WR. Of course, now that
O'Reilly's touting him as their 'open source editor', I worry about the
little penguin beak his nose is turning into.... ;-)
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