Last week, I announced the alpha test distribution of a turnkey
Linux/GNU/X11 unix clone on CDROM for PC's. To the best of my
knowledge, this is the first directly installable free operating
system CDROM ever. I think that this an important milestone in the
history of free software.
Reaction to the CDROM offer has generally been favorable, but
a number of people have expressed what I consider to be reasonable
concerns about support, documentation and price. As I promised
yesterday, here is a list of changes to my original Linux/GNU/X CDROM
offer, which I believe addresses all of the concerns that were raised.
If you think that there is something else which a $99 free unix clone
on CDROM ought to provide, let me know.
For the benefit of those of you who may have missed the
announcement while you were away for Thanksgiving, the deal is that you
get the alpha distribution (Dec. 8th), the beta distribution (January)
and the first production distribution (February) for the price for the
production distribution alone, which is $99 + $5 S&H (in the US and
Canada). For more information, call, send email or anonymously FTP
to netcom.com:~ftp/pub/yggdrasil.
Adam J. Richter
Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated
Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated
(510) 526-7531, fax: (510) 528-8508
PO Box 8418
Berkeley CA 94707-8418
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE YGGDRASIL LINUX/GNU/X CDROM OFFER
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. A modicum of support
2. A manual
3. A new option in the money-back guarantee
4. An inexpensive update plan for owners of the Yggdrasil
Linux/GNU/X CDROM's.
1. A modicum of support
The CDROM distribution now includes a modicum of telephone,
fax and email support.
phone: (510) 526-7531
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