[xubuntu-users] Free CD distribution program for Xubuntu
Pasi Lallinaho
open at knome.fi
Fri Jul 24 21:36:13 UTC 2009
Vincent wrote:
> 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
> >
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> Vincent
I've forwarded this message to xubuntu-devel, where it's more
appropriate. If somebody wants to reply to this, please use the
xubuntu-devel mailing list.
Thanks.
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