[Fwd: Re: [xubuntu-users] Free CD distribution program for Xubuntu]

[Todd Robinson]

Pasi Lallinaho wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> OK, I actually meant the xubuntu-devel mailinglist but I guess feedback
> here would be fine too :P
>
> Anyway, does anybody see objections on endorsing this from xubuntu.org
> <http://xubuntu.org>? If so, please let us know. If nobody has any
> objections then I'll add a link on the website.
>
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Mike Shaw <mdshaw89 at gmail.com
> <mailto:mdshaw89 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     My $0.02 - looks like a good option to me especially since there are
>     not any other options to get Xubuntu media.
>
>     ---
>     Rorschach: By the way, you need a stronger lock. That new one broke
>     after one shove. - Watchmen
>
>
>     On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Todd Robinson<todd at webpath.net
>     <mailto:todd at webpath.net>> wrote:
>     > Hello World! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
>     >
>     > The guys from the #xubuntu-devel IRC channel sent me over to get some
>     > community feedback before taking any "official" action such as linking
>     > it from xubuntu.org <http://xubuntu.org>.  (Gotta love a
>     distribution that asks your opinion
>     > first.)
>     >
>     > The short version is that a couple of months ago we hosted a small
>     back
>     > yard dinner party and one of the developers asked if we might be
>     able to
>     > supply "Ship It" type support for Xubuntu. Since that time other
>     > distributions have also inquired about the possibility.
>     >
>     > It just so happens that the end of July, and through most of August,
>     > only a small portion of our production equipment is used, so I
>     couldn't
>     > think of any better time to give it a shot and see how it goes.
>     Since it
>     > was someone from Xubuntu who asked first, I felt it only fair we start
>     > with Xubuntu.
>     >
>     > I've spent a couple of days running the numbers over and over, and
>     > working out details to the point where I'm fairly confident we can
>     make
>     > this work. I've posted a wiki page with all the details here:
>     > http://on-disk.com/cms/index.php?wiki=Quick_Ship_Free_Disc_Service
>     > The actual listing went up about an hour ago:
>     > http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/858
>     >
>     > For those not familiar with On-Disk.com, we have been very active
>     in the
>     > Open Source community for a number of years. We are the "Official"
>     media
>     > vendor for over 50 different distributions (yes, even for Ubuntu:
>     > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/purchase/north-america), have set the
>     > standard for Live Media production (Flash Drives, SD Cards, CF Cards),
>     > etc. We were selected by the One Laptop Per Child organization and
>     > Fedora to supply the Fedora 10 SD cards for the previous Give 1 Get 1
>     > promotion...and if I have my way we'll have F11 for the XO on SD cards
>     > within a week. We are also, contrary to the appearance, a small
>     > home-based family business, so if you were wondering why we can't
>     afford
>     > to foot the bill for shipping costs, this is why.
>     >
>     > If anyone has any problems obtaining the free disc please let me
>     know so
>     > I can troubleshoot the process. I did have to make a few
>     adjustments to
>     > our site to get this lined up, and it's very possible I could have
>     > missed something.
>     >
>     >
>     > Thank you,
>     > Todd
>     >
>  
Just a "heads-up". The online payment processors are really not working 
well with the $0.00 price, including PayPal which many prefer to use. So 
I'm investigating other more reliable methods.


Thank you,
Todd