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From: paul@morganucodon.cis.ohio-state.edu (Paul Placeway)
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Subject: Re: Media cost
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Date: 26 Jul 89 20:02:04 GMT
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In-reply-to: mike@unmvax.cs.unm.edu's message of 26 Jul 89 06:58:02 GMT

Erf.  Flames; just what we need :-(.

I suspect that what Landon may have been trying to point out was the
sale of FSF software on CD-ROM form for $500 (I am told) at the past
USENIX. (with something like 1/3 profits going to FSF.)

Discovery systems, Columbus OH, will be happy to press you 1000 disks
for between $2000 and $4000; you just have to supply the data.  (Yes,
if you are counting, CDs with music on them are cheaper to produce and
ship than vinal records are; that's why the record stores charge twice
as much for them :-) ).

At this rate, one would need to sell about 10 disks to recover
pressing costs (for 1000 disks).  From then on it's all profit.

I though the idea was _Free_ software.  I could understand $50--$100
in media cost for disks; $500 is a bit steep.

		-- Paul Placeway