On 8/28/06, Kenny Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
stan wrote: > On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 02:57:00PM -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > >> On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 03:53:55PM -0500, Todd Alan Smith wrote: >> >>> On 8/26/06, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>>> Has the OpenBSD project ever considered offering a subscription to the >>>>> OpenBSD CDs. >>>>> >>>> Yes we have considered it, and no, we won't be doing it. >>>> >>> Understood. You consider it to be too risky. >>> >>> >>>> And you could have googled before you became the 50th person to ask >>>> the same question. >>>> >>> Also understood. In fact, Martin made this point quite succinctly. >>> I've since picked myself up, dusted off, and vowed not to make the >>> same mistake again. >>> >> I'm considering doing this on my own, unofficially. I'd be ordering and >> remailing official CDs, of course. And being in the US, I'd only be able >> to ship within the US. If I got in early on the pre-orders, which I've >> been doing anyway, I could get them back out in a timely fashion. >> >> Also, does anyone know if the existing BSD subscription places are using >> official CDs? If so, I'd only be duplicating effort. >> >> Is there much interest in this? >> >> > Back when Walnut Creek was doing the FreeBSD CD's, I had a subscrition > to those. Even though I always downloaded, I continued this, as I assumed > the money went to the project. > > I'd strongly consider doing this for OpenBSD, if it was possible to > do. > > If you prefer to download but would like to contribute to the project then consider using the recurring donations (goes through PayPal). More info at http://openbsd.org/donations.html
Yes, Joachim already pointed out the recurring donation option earlier in this thread. Furthermore, I already knew about that option before my original post. However, my original post wasn't a request for the ability to donate (and donate only) on a recurring basis. Anyway, we really should retire this thread. It doesn't belong here in the first place, as I belatedly discovered. Todd
