🚀 go-pugleaf

hey ... if you have the time and the resources to download it then cool. Some
people don't have it like that, and it is a good price. My only concern is that
LINUX is changing everyday, and what is the use of getting a CD when you can go
to just about any edu ftp site and download the shell and addons. Like I said if
you have the time and resources, you may as well do it yourself. But, if you
downloading everything, be prepared to tie up your system cause it's a hell of a
long time to download everything that the CD has (unless you have a T-1 or 3
dedicated line). Just thought that I add my $.02 in on the matter. I am a Debian
LINUX Admin, but RedHat can hang a little!

Janou Milligan
Dalnet Op.

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John S. Cronin wrote:

> Great, a budding flame war in git.ads.
>
> My $0.02, for whatever it's worth (you get what you pay for, and I haven't
> seen $0.02 from a single one of you yet):
>
> The price being asked here is reasonable - it is by no means outrageous.
> It is a modest sum to pay for having a bootable CD (what if you machine
> dies and you only have it backed up on tape, if at all, and you refuse
> to put MicroTrash on your computer).  It is the latest version.  It's
> a two CD set with most of what I want.  And it *IS* a pain in the ass
> to download a decent Redhat distribution over a modem - by my impatient
> standards it is impossible, especially since I have four roommates and
> I would NEVER be able to complete the download (even in the middle of
> the night) before somebody picked up the phone and possibly ruined
> my download and connection.  Not everybody has a Resnet level of network
> service to their PC.
>
> Summary: I think he provides a useful and  reasonable service for $7.00
> (it was $5.00 when I got a couple of disks for some friends a few months
> back, but I'm not going to deny him a very small compensation for his
> services).  If you don't think it's worth $7.00 to YOU don't buy it.
>
> I also think he has countered every criticism reasonably well.  One
> note - he does post the notice a bit too frequently for my test.
>
> Just my opinion - everybody seems to have one.
>
> Chatr Suchinda (gt0992c@prism.gatech.edu) wrote:
> -> Cheapbytes sell the CD for $2 plus $5 US mail shipping charge.  I don't
> -> know where they get the rate from.  And that's only for 1 CD not 2-CD set
> -> like mine.
> ->
> ->  Order details
> ->  CheapBytes Red Hat 5.1 CD-ROM  1 @ $1.99 1.99
> ->  Subtotal 1.99
> ->  7.75% Charge if in California Sales Tax 0.00
> ->  Shipping 5.00
> ->  How much is this in my currency? TOTAL $6.99
> ->  All amounts on this page are in U.S. Dollars
> ->  Your Business is Valued by Us!
> ->
> ->      Choose your shipping method
> ->
> ->  US Mail -- $5.00
> ->  Weight Of Order: 1 lbs.
> ->
> -> Mad Bob can sell you $5 from old Engineering bookstore stack which mean
> -> it's 'old' and not updated.
> ->
> ->
> -> The Evil EE Minion <fh28@prism.gatech.edu> writes:
> ->
> -> >Better yet, for free, I'll tell you where you can get this Free OS for
> -> >$2 on CD...
> ->
> -> >www.cheapbytes.com
> ->
> -> >Angry Bob wrote:
> -> >>
> -> >> Chatr Suchinda <gt0992c@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> -> >>
> -> >> : I have RedHat Linux 5.1 2-CD set for $7.
> -> >>
> -> >> ummmm.... I'll tell you the site to download this free OS for $6....
> -> >>
> -> >> --
> -> >> Angry Bob
>
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