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Gratuitous Ad: Debian 1.3.0 available

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From: Brett Keith Watson
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:00
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I'm now offering the official Debian 1.3.0 distribution for sale.  The
distribution is a two-CD set, but if you only want one, just specify
which one (probably the binary disc) and I can ship that.

Cost breakdown:
CD-R media: $7 per disc (cheaper than I originally thought)
Copying fee: $6 per disc
Postage within Australia: $2 for one or two discs

Thus, full two-CD set: $28 incl postage.
Any single CD on its own: $15 incl postage.
Two discs where *you* mail me the blanks: $14 incl postage.

The two CDs in the set are called "source" and "binary-i386".  You can
get a working installation from just the binary disc if you don't care
for sourcecode.

Mailing CDs is an interesting concept.  I figure that I'd just put
packing tape straight over one or two CD jewel cases and mail them
directly without further wrapping.  It should be enough to protect the
discs (the important part), although the jewel cases would almost
certainly cop some damage.  Wrapping in paper would protect from
scratching, but the most likely source of damage is cracking.  I
figure that it doesn't matter so long as the CDs work.

If you don't like this packaging concept (maybe you have a better
idea), then email me.  I'm happy to mail it any which way you like --
I'm just trying to keep costs down low -- if you want me to put them
in a box with scrunched newspaper padding, I'll do that and add the
cost.

Interested parties can send their order to:

Epsilon Technologies
PO Box 368
Epping NSW 2121

Include an order stating what you want, and a return address.  Include
payment in the form of a money order (good) bank cheque (good) or
personal cheque (good if it doesn't bounce, but very bad otherwise).
If you don't like the concept of payment up-front for goods to a PO
box you've never heard of, I can understand that.  COD is possible,
but it would hike the price up further.  It's not like I do this for a
living.

The CDs should be in the post back to you one or two days after I
receive your order -- I can acknowledge receipt of order by email if
you like.  (There may be another day's delay if I run out of stock of
CD-Rs, but I have stock right now.)

Happy Linuxing, folks.

Regards,
The Famous Brett Watson

(Standing by for a spamming from the junkmailbots that infest USENET
these days -- I hate that.)
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From: bkwatson@socs.uts.EDU.AU (Brett Keith Watson)
Subject: Gratuitous Ad: Debian 1.3.0 available
Date: 1997/06/26
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Summary: Debian Linux for sale in Australia (v1.3.0)
Organization: School of Computing Sciences, UTS
Keywords: Debian Linux
Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux