Subject: Re: volunteers, anyone?
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From: Soren S. Jorvang <soren@t.dk>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 09/27/1998 19:56:21
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From: "Soren S. Jorvang" <soren@t.dk>
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Subject: Re: volunteers, anyone?
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In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980924154513.root@garbled.net>; from Tim Rightnour on Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 03:45:13PM -0700
On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 03:45:13PM -0700, Tim Rightnour wrote:
>
> On 24-Sep-98 Soren S. Jorvang spoke unto us all:
> # I don't want to be in the business of selling things, so I intend
> # to just give these away.
>
> Understandable
>
> # Kirk charges royalties for runs larger then 75 items.
>
> Hrmm.. royalties for "selling daemon images" or "printing daemon images"?
He didn't seem to me to be distinguishing much between the two.
> I wouldn't mind sending X dollars to whoever to pay for "my share of the run".
I did briefly think of "subsidizing" giveaways by a few people
chipping in $100 or so. Better to wait a bit and see first, though,
I think.
If Charles, Peter or someone else does start making these
things 'commercially', that may be a smarter way.
> # Still, at least the cleaned up image and possibly my experiences
> # to follow might be useful for others considering this.
>
> It may indeed be useful for the other person who was doing this as
> well to hear your results..
I'll let you know.
--
Soren