On 03/23/06 20:52, Daniel E. Hassler wrote:
I read that FTP is becoming far more popular than CDROMs as a means
of obtaining OpenBSD. If this is because it's more convenient (vs. folks
just being too cheap) then it might make sense to sell downloadable
official (copyright Theo de Raadt) ISO images of releases as well as
CDROMs. Yes, I read the FAQ I'm just thinking that selling only CDROMs
in today's world may be akin to selling only floppies (no CDROMs
available) a few years back.
If you don't like this idea don't waste time on it - propose something
better!
Yep! CD sales will definitely go down/down/down and FTP use will
definitely go up/up/up.
Sell access to a new ftp.openbsd.org server with "the real thing". I
see no problem at all. The OpenBSD web site may definitely point to
the free mirrors too but, like with old CD's, _let people pay for "the
real thing"!_
This proposal has nothing to do with less-free or less-open, Theo had
no problem with receiving money for "the real" CD's, why have trouble
with receiving money for "the real FTP"???
It is clear it seems clueless for most techies, the Sunsite ftp site
may even be the "real" server, but it's clear for me and lots of
others that people and companies will be paying for being able to
download from "the real and trustable" ftp.openbsd.org server.
Sigh... Is it so difficult to try this for a period?
I offer to do the administration.
+++chefren
