At Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:20:29 -0700 (PDT) CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > ML wrote: > > HI All, > > > downloading and burning myself. I am actually planning on ordering > > CentOS 5.4 media when available to support the project. > > Most distros/OSs provide that service built in - > https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ > http://www.openbsd.org/orders.html > http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/ > http://en.opensuse.org/Buy_openSUSE > http://store.mandriva.com/?cPath=149 > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/OnlineVendors > http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=24 > > Myself I never trusted those CD burning shops, I recall on a > couple of occasions getting bad CDs back in the day(which > given the number of times I bought such CDs the ratio was > pretty high). Much happier with real pressed CDs. > > Then there are the various linux/open source events where > endless distributions hand out free CDs. > > > Does anyone think these store make any money? (Linux CD Mall, Linux CD > > Shop, Linux Central...etc) > > Not off the CDs. > > > Wouldn't someone selling a set for a few dollars plus shipping clean up? > > I wouldn't think so, not off the CDs alone. Where is the > value add? > > Demand just isn't there. Even when I was still on dialup > v90 for the most part I still downloaded ISOs. Leave it > on overnight and it's usually done by morning. Prior to > those days on occasion I'd buy a CD, my memory from back > then is foggy. > > Which I suspect is why most of those other places like > linux central and stuff offered things like stuffed tuxes, > stickers, and other gadgets. Still have a few of those > myself.. My dialup is slow & unreliable (thanks to Verizon's lack of maintaince), so I order CD-Rs from Cheapbytes. Not had any problems. Yes, I expect thay Cheapbytes probably barely covers their costs selling CDs and makes a little more from the 'other' stuff (stickers, T-shirts, toys, etc.). I have some open source software for sale as a CD at LuLu -- does not make money, but I understand the woes of not having broadband (been there, still doing that). > > nate > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/