[Debian-uk] DVDs & CDs for Expo2002

[Philip Hands]

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On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 17:40, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 11:42:26AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote:
> > Given the limited number of CDs we can have (about 1200), I'd be tempte=
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> > to make some 2CD sets, with just binary 1_NONUS & 2, for people who hav=
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> > a decent internet connection, some full 7 CD sets, and a few 7 CD sourc=
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> > sets, but the question is, how many?
>=20
> I'd go for a majority of 2CD sets;

Alternatively, we could go for selling just CD1_NONUS, on the basis that
a desktop install apparently only needs stuff off of CD#1 --- does
anyone have strong opinions about including CD#2 in a limited set?

We could have a small supply of the full set, just for the people that
turn out to have a really good reason for needing them ("I'm just about
to get on a plane to darkest Africa, and the school has a solar powered
386...") but mostly sell CD#1.

What about source?  We need to make sure that we don't violate the GPL,
after all --- is an offer to supply enough, given that someone might try
to use that offer in 3 years time, by which time we might have trouble
fulfilling it.  Any ideas?

> 7 CDs is a *lot* of CDs to be messing around with,

Yeah, it will be chaos on the stand, trying to pick up 7 CDa at once.=20
Probably best avoided.

> and most people will only want a small amount of
> stuff from the later CDs, meaning that even with a slow internet
> connection, the cost will not be too great.  I know that were I to buy
> a CD set, I would probably buy the 2 CD one.

Well, perhaps we should just go for the minimal 1 CD thing, and come up
with a scheme for getting the rest to people that are interested.

That way we could compile a mailing list, and sell it to the highest
bidder.  No!  Bad Phil! <slap>

What I meant to say was, we could get involved in all the wonders of the
data protection act --- Hands.com is registered under the act if that
helps, as I'd imagine is linuxemporium, so we could probably do it
legally, which is nice.

> We could always, as you suggest, offer to send people the other five
> CDs after the show if they really want them and we've run out.
>=20
> Incidentally, I may well be able to join you on Wednesday, by the
> looks of things.  (I presume I grab an exhibitor badge at the back
> door as usual?)

That's about right.  Do you have a mobile?

Cheers, Phil.
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