On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Eric Furman <ericfur...@fastmail.net> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014, at 05:36 PM, Worik Stanton wrote: >> On 13/08/14 22:13, Eric Furman wrote: >> [snip]> >> > The most absolutely best way any one can contribute to OBSD >> > is to BUY CD'S. Buy some cd's and then buy some more. >> > Buy them for the stickers. Buy them because they fund OBSD. >> > Without cd sales OBSD would cease to exist. >> > It is as simple as that. So, BUY CD'S! >> > That is worth repeating; >> > Without CD sales OpenBSD will cease to exist. PERIOD. >> > Contrary to what a lot of you assholes think >> >> I would rather have a 5.5 T'shirt. >> >> I am new and when I am ready I will be back here asking questions but >> for now, I do not want a CD (totally useless to me) but a T'shirt would >> be cool. It would cover my nakedness. >> >> Looking on http://www.openbsd.org/tshirts.html I can see no 5.5 T'shirt. >> >> Actually given that today I am at home because of snow on the Lieth >> Saddle a 5.5 merino hoodie would be best. It would cover my nakedness >> and keep me warm(er) > > Fine, buy a T-shirt, but realize that only a small fraction of the cost > actually goes to OpenBSD. When you buy a CD the vast majority > of the cost goes to OpenBSD. Who cares whether you need the > CD or not. Buy if for the cool stickers. Throw the CD in the trash > for all I and the OpenBSD developers care. >
For people earning decent money, $100 a year really isn't much. I've always failed to see why this is such a big deal. I'd prefer not to flame, but if you're a dev and a sysadmin earning decent money, or just someone who uses OpenBSD (like me) and earns OK money, if you refuse to kick in $50 every six months, you probably shouldn't be posting to this list. My OpenBSD knowledge is weak, but I've always had good luck here. I like the OS; it's simple. For me the continued development of the OS and this list are more than worth the $50 every six months. My 2 cents. Puff on!
