[Ubuntu-be] Ubuntu Feisty CDs requested

[Mark Van den Borre]

Hi Laurent,

2007/4/19, Laurent Pirotte <laurent.pirotte at skynet.be>:
> 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 ?
This is a discussion we're not out of yet. First step is a localised
iso. Even if I find this highly interesting, I'm not going to do that
myself, so someone else will have to stand up.

> I agree that it's beeter to offer them but it's seems more realistic to ask 1€
> per CD to cover our cost.
I was only referrring to the cd's we receive for free from Canonical.

> 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.
Agreed.

Mark
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