On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, babu walad wrote:
I think we should all do our part by buying the boxed version. However, having bought the boxed 7.1 release a few weeks before the 7.2 came out, I just cannot justify buying 4-5 boxes every year. I would hope Suse (and others) would at least allow some number of free upgrades (complete ones) before you were encouraged to buy another box.
What gives people the idea that they have to buy a new version 4-5 times a year? Please consider the following points: 1) You don't have to upgrade each time. 2) SuSE only releases approximately 2 versions every year. 3) If you want to upgrade without paying, there is always ftp. Please use a mirror. I usually buy one of each major version. (5.3, 6.3 and 7.2 so far.) This amounts to one box about once every 2 years. Even I can afford that. In between, I have either downloaded or just skipped that version - depending on the type of internet access I had at the moment. Regards Ole