Re: Slackware 14.2 Sale [Was: CD Distribution Sale]
By: Nightfox to Jagossel on Wed Aug 16 2017 09:44 pm
> I thought it was pretty cool to be able to go into a store and buy a
> copy of Linux off the shelf - I thought that meant Linux had finally 'made i
> (or was close to it) as a consumer operating system. These days, I still do
> think Linux is a major player for desktop computers, although I occasionally
> hear about some PC companies installing Linux on their PCs at the factory.
>
> Nightfox
>
I remember when you could get a box set also. Between Egghead, Walden sofware
and some of the computer/book stores like CompUSA, I remember getting the
early Mandrake and Redhat box sets. Even though nobody pays for it today and
it's taken for granted, I always thought it was worth the $30 or so that you
spent for what you got.
Physical packaging in general for software is mostly going by the wayside, and
part of me misses that.
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