Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucsd!ogicse!plains!overby From: overby@plains.UUCP (Glen Overby) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Andy's comments on 1.5 Summary: several ways to package it Message-ID: <3606@plains.UUCP> Date: 25 Feb 90 06:55:19 GMT References: <11127@nigel.udel.EDU> <5441@star.cs.vu.nl> <25e76a05.69c5@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> Reply-To: overby@plains.nodak.edu (Glen Overby) Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo Lines: 31 In article <25e76a05.69c5@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) writes: >It seems to me that the most practical arrangement [to distribute Minix] >would be to have the >media, the listing, and Andy's book on OS's be separate products. Right now, there are two ways to buy all of Minix: the full Book (OS theory and Minix together) ~ $50 Disks ~ $80 or an abbreviated Book (only Minix specifics) ~ $116 with disks thus, the students get OS theory, Minix Manual and Sources in one book, and the executables separately (in the case of students, this might come "free" with taking a class using Minix). The hackers can get everything they need for less than the sum of the whole, and go elsewhere for theory. Having the hardcopy listings sold separately would increase the overall price of the package (I'd expect the Book and Listings to be $40 a piece) and then the Listing could be updated with the disk rather than the book, so that it would be out of sync with the book. BTW, At the rate pages are falling out of my 1st edition, I expect to be in need of a new copy by the time the second edition comes out! -- Glen Overby uunet!plains!overby (UUCP) overby@plains (Bitnet)