Subject: Re: New Member
From: i_robot (i-robot@gci.net)
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 20:23:02 AKST
The other difference, (I'm surprised no one mentioned) is support. If you
get the box, you 'll also be paying for, say 3 months of 24 hour tech
support. I know Mandrake offers this, as I've bought 2 of their boxed sets.
But yeah, not much difference.
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Dieters" <enderak@gci.net>
To: "Matthew Dunaway" <fert@eagle.ptialaska.net>
Cc: "AKLUG" <aklug@aklug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: New Member
>
> Mostly documentation is the only difference. Some boxed sets will also
> have either more free programs that you could otherwise download if you
> wanted them, or they have some Commercial applications, like StarOffice.
> For StarOffice, at least, you can download OpenOffice instead, or the
> download version of Mandrake already includes OpenOffice, iirc. The
> deal with programs like StarOffice is that they charge Mandrake a
> licensing fee for each set they sell, so Mandrake only puts it in the
> boxed version, not the download version.
>
> Also, most boxed versions now come with DVD's in addition to the CD's,
> which makes it much nicer if you have a DVD-ROM, since it eliminates the
> need to swap discs in and out.
>
> Justin
>
>
>
> Matthew Dunaway wrote:
> > What I would like is Mandrake 9.0 and SuSE 8.1(?) Professional.
> > I have another question. What is the difference in downloading, say,
> > Mandrake 9.0 from the internet as opposed to buying it in the store? Is
> > there a big difference in what is included on the CDs? Is it the same as
if
> > you inserted the CDs from the boxed set? Are there programs only
available
> > in the set you have to buy? Can you download any missing programs not
> > included in the ISO's?
> > Sorry for so many questions. :-)
>
>
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