Hello everybody, Just want to put my 2 cents in this discussion:
some weeks ago, I thought that it would be time to pre-order 4.5. But then the following comes to my mind: in the last years I seldom used the CDs, most time I used ftp. The CDs themself were lying on the shelf. Actually I do not need these CDs: but a lot of resources are needed to produce CDs and bring them to me, for me this is some kind of environmental pollution which is not necessary and I would like to avoid. (I'm talking about raw materials and fuel) Then I started to look what other possibilities I have to support OpenBSD. Sure there are donations, but will I remember every 6 month to make a donation: No, I'm just a human being (me thinks so). But here in Germany we have a "thing" called "standing order" (in German: "Dauerauftrag") where I can put a monthly amount of money to the project (for me this is very easy as Theo has a bank account in Germany). The "European orders" discussion brought it back to my mind and half an hour ago I started my standing order with 12,50 per Month (150/year). This Is not much, but more as if I would buy the CDs twice a year. guido
