On Dec 10, 2007 10:17 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I'm guessing he wants something that looks professionally labeled and
> > maybe shrink-wrapped. What do you think?
> >
> > I could actually have some DVD's professionally printed up (it cost <
> > $5/per)
> > and shrink wrapped with printouts of the tutorial, and "sell" the
> > combination
> > for $19.99/each... but that would lead me down a road I really don't want
> > to go down.
> >
> > -- William
>
> I think this is a great idea. You can buy Debian disks, for example -- this
> sort of practice is all but encouraged in the GPL. We aren't going "for
> profit" or anything, but it provides an excellent way for people to donate to
> the Sage project. Also, we print some big "share with your friends &
> colleagues", "unlimited CPU license", "source code included" labels on 'em
> for fun.
>
> Also, on whatever website we sell the disks, offer free downloads.
> Besides the fact that I don't want to handle this personally, I think it's a
> great idea.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
See *that* is exactly the point. When I talked with one of the Maple founders
about why Maple started in the 1980's, it was precisely because the
mathematicians working on the software didn't want to duplicate tapes and
mail them around the country. We're no different.
-- William
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