[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu Feisty CDs requested

[Laurent Pirotte]

Hi Mark,

I have requested a bid for 1000 pressed CDs and the price is about 0,919€ per 
CD (with a face printed in 4 coulours & a cardboard sleeve also printed in 4 
colours on both faces). At Bxlug we find this price nice but ... we don't 
need 1000CDs and if we decrease the number of order CDs the price ... 
increase drastically (1000 CDs is the minimum to order when CDs 
are "pressed")

On the other hand, if we order more than 1000 CDs the price continue to 
decrease (0,645€/pc for 2000pc, 0,480€/pc for 3000pc, ...)

I think that other LUG are interested by the distribution of Feisty CDs and 
that there is still some event in the calendar for the next 6 month. Is it 
not possible to work together and share the cost of these pressed CDs ?

According to my contact (Francesco RUFFO, +32 (0)2 772 13 31), it takes only 
about 8 open days between the ordering and the delivery.

for more info look at : http://www.dti.be

I agree that it's beeter to offer them but it's seems more realistic to ask 1€ 
per CD to cover our cost. Otherwise we have to find a sponsor. But I think 
it's important to distribute these live CDs. A lot of people don't understand 
what an ISO file is and will never test Ubuntu if they must build the CD 
themselve.

Regards

Le Jeudi 19 Avril 2007 12:08, Mark Van den Borre a écrit :
> Hi Reginald,
> 
> 2007/4/19, Snulkid <rr at lilit.be>:
> > I'm rather confused with ubuntu-be politics regarding CDs (official?
> > personalised ? pressed ? free or sold?) but just for information :
> How things currently work, bullet style:
> * We don't and will not sell Canonical supplied cd's. We do accept 
donations.
> * We have a limited supply of cd's from Canonical. This is not a
> right. We can't rely on it for the long term.
> * We distribute between 150 and 250 cd's per fair.
> * We often need to burn extra cd's to complement the Canonical supplied 
ones.
> * We pay a levy  of 0.12€ per burned cd-r to Auvibel.
> 
> Future work, short term:
> * Pressed cd logistics: No need to send cd's around within Belgium
> when you already know how many you will need, and where. Local fair
> responsibles might want to ask for 250 cd's per fair they are
> responsible for. Please don't do this yet! This would need
> coordination at ubuntu-be.org level!
> * Avoid aubivel levy: Go buy a pile of cd's in Luxemburg. Burn them
> there (hint: how would auvibel check that?). Bring them back to
> Belgium.
> 
> Future work, medium term:
> * Someone, stand up and create a localised Ubuntu cd for nl_be and/or fr_be!
> 
> Future options, long term:
> * Keep on burning.
> AND/OR * Pressing a localised cd with sponsoring.
> AND/OR * Cooperate with magazines and other parties. They press the
> cd, we distribute (part of) it.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Mark
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