[ale] Suse 9.1 Consortium # 1 - closed

[Chris Fowler]

I offered to use our snail mail system as distribution.  I live in
Buford so I know no one wants to come and visit me :)  I have the time
to make copies.  DVD's are easier for me but I can also do CS's.


Chris

On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 16:51, Greg wrote:
> ok, since we 1)have a lot of folks, 2)I don't have time to administer a
> large consortium and 3)so far we have not decided how we are going to
> distribute the disto I am closing it to further members.  I think we have
> enough to get this done in a reasonable time in a reasonable manner.
> 
> However, anyone else who wants to form another please feel free to do so !
> 
> 
> While we are in a holding pattern ...
> 
> The current membership as it stands is :
> 
> Geoffrey (maybe)
> Eric
> Greg
> Courtney
> Adam
> Christopher
> John
> James
> Matthew
> Matthew
> Steve
> 
> 
> Estimated total purchase: $63 USD
> Per individual for 10	: $6 USD
> Per individual for 11	: $6 USD
> 
> Current Options to get the info:
> 	KSU gets it
> 	We purchase it at CompUSA
> 	We purchase it online and pay the VAT to help our European allies
> 	We purchase it online and screw Europe out of the VAT
> 	We invite Suse to give a presentation at an ALE meeting and hold them
> hostage for (currently) 7 copies of fresh-pressed 9.1 goodness (preferred
> option as it kills 2 birds with one stone)
> 
> Current options to share the info:
> 	One person burns 6 copies for everyone else and donates a disk to everyone
> else and keeps the originals.
> 	We pass the original disks around and every person burns their own.  We
> draw straws to see who keeps the originals.
> 	One person copies it to an FTP server and everyone downloads it.
> 	We bring a pc with a burner to an ALE meeting and make 7 copies
> 	We all bring PC's with burners to an ALE meeting and network everything
> together, burning all the while.
> 	* all the above options but substitute DVD for CD
> 
> 
> Greg
> 
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