[KLUG Members] SuSE 10.0.

[Mike Williams]

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> From:
> Bruce Smith <bruce at armintl.com>
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>>>I ask the SuSE people why they don't increase the number of CD's in the
>>>set and include all packages in the CD set as are available on the DVD9.
>>>The answer was it would take about 8+ CD's, and they reason they don't
>>>do it is because of the extra cost of the CD's.  (lame, IMO)
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>>At $60 (reduced from previous versions) and given what is in the boxed
>>set I doubt they are actually making any money on it as is.
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>With the cost of CD's, it's still a lame excuse.  I can purchase (3)
>CDR's for under a buck.  I'm sure SuSE can get pressed CD's cheaper 
>than that in a large quantity.
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>I'd much rather pay $61 for the full 8+ CD set!  
>(or even $100, hell it's my corporate master-card! :)
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So would I, but if it's mostly development stuff, sourcecode, and 64 bit 
binaries, you're looking at a pretty small percentage of customers who 
care.  The cost of stamped CDs is trivial, but it would add up, and 
their margin is by definition pretty small.  I think what's more likely 
to raise the cost is shipping.  Twice as many CDs will mean a slightly 
bigger box, meaning fewer boxes per truck, meaning more trucks, etc, 
etc.  That will add up pretty quickly for a smallish operation.