tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post165611189507637037..comments2023-11-18T09:37:40.568+02:00Comments on Funkyware: ITCetera: Crazy idea: shipit.debian.orgMartin-Érichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00394315280689943764noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-44125714694067038622008-08-03T13:29:00.000+03:002008-08-03T13:29:00.000+03:00Elver, those are independent vendors. They are not...Elver, those are independent vendors. They are not the same as "getting the real thing from the distro itself". Of course, the difference is mostly psychological, but it exists. <BR/><BR/>To compare with Ubuntu, while you can download or buy Ubuntu CDs that are targeted for specific countries and sold by LUGs everywhere, most people prefer pressed CDs sent by Canonical.Martin-Érichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394315280689943764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-5082592403115491482007-06-29T20:33:00.000+03:002007-06-29T20:33:00.000+03:00why do we have to copy everything that Ubuntu does...why do we have to copy everything that Ubuntu does?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698811232957834494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-44862747509083843162007-06-26T11:25:00.000+03:002007-06-26T11:25:00.000+03:00http://www.us.debian.org/CD/vendors/How does that ...<A HREF="http://www.us.debian.org/CD/vendors/" REL="nofollow">http://www.us.debian.org/CD/vendors/</A><BR/><BR/>How does that fit into this?Elverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883756259775426088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-12068148681608776982007-06-26T01:30:00.000+03:002007-06-26T01:30:00.000+03:00Contrary to the statment of commenter "selyf" Debi...Contrary to the statment of commenter "selyf" Debian is most assuredly a corporation, based in the United States, in the State of New York. <BR/><BR/>Debian most definitely has customers: all of the users of Debian and all of the distributions that rely upon Debian, including...ah...Ubuntu. The idea of producing standard CDs is a mere additional service to the customers Debian already has. Whether the market is lucurative, high volume or not, this is a valuable idea for a useful service that can grow serve an important fuction, as described in the original post. If one company wanted 100 CDs or DVDs, that is well on the way toward making the service sustainable.<BR/><BR/>This is a great idea, and since it would be produced by a third party, would require little effort from the present Debian leadership. Worth trying, and a potential model for future efforts.Comment Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861658472465373005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-3230841639135765982007-06-25T17:49:00.000+03:002007-06-25T17:49:00.000+03:00I think Debian would need official CD labels befor...I think Debian would need official CD labels before doing that.Philippe Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747581543648950065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20663524.post-50956993729755940472007-06-25T17:45:00.000+03:002007-06-25T17:45:00.000+03:00Debian is not a corporation. It has no "customers"...Debian is not a corporation. It has no "customers". This is something an outside corporation could provide if it really were a lucrative market. I doubt the demand for it is very high, though, as commercially pressed CDs provide absolutely no extra value over the home-burned version. Provide MD5s, show that the CD is exactly the same as the one on the website, and if they still are untrusting, be sure to point out their idiocy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585258914304110358noreply@blogger.com