Well i think it is not a bad Idea; purchasing a superb remote administration software on a CD for 25USD or whatever sounds easy to sell; though i think its true, it will be a lot of work and trouble to get those CD's and Packaging Artwork and everything in low enough Quantities, and then turn it over fast enough; Maybe though a Custom Build cheap enough USB Stick which gets loaded with the newest stable Version could be send out together with some Stickers or so. Who knows, just a thought to get more money to the Project.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:07:21AM -0400, Kevin Wilcox wrote: > 2009/3/11 patric conant <mirage.comput...@gmail.com>: > > > I've repeatedly been in a position where we weren't making direct use > > of OpenBSD, but were using OpenSSH, and if there were a recurring cost > > associated with it (like purchasing a semi-annual CD) it would have > > been relatively painless to get a rubber stamp approval of such a > > cost, whereas purchasing an OS we weren't using would've been a much > > more difficult sell. Since there is already regular ssh art, (that > > could be used for the next several releases), how much further > > effort/money would it take to release OpenSSH on CD? Also of the > > people on misc@ how many would think they'd have an easier time > > convincing bosses/clients/others to buy a single CD for say $25 then > > they would getting an OS purchased. Just a thought, for these trying > > economic times and whatnot. > > I can't speak for the devs, Theo, @misc or anyone except myself and my > personal experiences with having a custom CD created but I'd bet my > experiences aren't too different from what Theo and the core team have > to deal with. > > When we looked into it for something else, we had to order a set > number before anyone would even agree to print/press/package. All of > that gets paid out of pocket with the hopes that you can move the > product. If it doesn't sell in a reasonable time then it has suddenly > become outdated and an unnecessary waste if your sales do not cover at > least the physical costs and the man-hours of effort put into it. > > Colour me skeptical or pessimistic but I'd wager it's Just Not Worth > It to package/print/sell OpenSSH discs. You can always donate to the > project, though. Methods of payment are available at > > http://www.openssh.org/donations.html > http://openbsd.org/donations.html > > kmw > > -- > Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even > if chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who > neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey > twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
