Re: Suggestion: *Professional* CD distributions
On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Alexander Gieg wrote:
> This seems to be good for companies, because the newly
> main distribution, like 1.2, isn't really so stable to
> make a company to use it. Anything like the "final very
> *very* stable Debian Linux 1.1" (that I think is the
> 1.1.17, I don't know), in a *very* good CD media, with a
> good CD box, the installation floppy disks in the two
> formats (5.25'' and 3.5''), and some printed documentation,
> mainly about installation and "dselect", with instructions
> about reading all the online documentation and some tips
> and tricks, like newsgroups, lists of discussion, and
> lists about paid Debian support services (is there
> something like this?), all of this in a professional box,
> like those of well known software companies?
>
> And, when the Debian Linux 1.3 will be "stabled", the
> final Debian Linux 1.2.<something> version could be
> "sold" in this way. This is good for companies too,
> because I don't know any company wich like to do
> upgrades in important softwares every week ;) Four
> or less upgrades by year is a good thing for them.
>
> Some comment?
>
I still offer 1.1.13 (a very stable release), but have had no interest in
this CD since well before 1.2 was released.
Maybe I'm just not marketing it properly, but I can guarantee that if
there was any interest there would be a product.
Luck,
Dwarf
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