Re: [Rule-list] Cheap RH7.2 CDs bought online?

[Chris Kloiber]

On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 16:17, Jason Roysdon wrote:
> 
> I was just thinking when I read Gordo's post about not have RH7.2 CDs and
> being on dial-up.  Anyone know of a cheap place to order the two RH7.2
> install disks?  That way someone in the middle of nowhere with dial-up could
> download the 2-3 boot disks and order the CDs online.  I'm not asking anyone
> to volunteer, but looking for an already established cheap route to do this.
> 
> Back in my RH5.x days I used to order from a place called Cheapbytes.com.  
> I've emailed them about RH, as they seem to have all other distros, except
> RH.  They do have a "CheapBytes Linux x86 CPU Version 7.2 Install CDs,"  
> which I think is really just RH under their name (not sure why they'd do
> that).  Like I said, I've emailed them asking about this.  Either way,
> they've increased their S&H a bit (US$5), to the point that it's more
> expensive than the CDs (US$3.99).
> 
> So, anyone know of a cheaper route to get the two RH7.2 installs CDs than 
> ~US$8.99 (+7.75% tax for us CA folks)?
> 
> Heck, if I didn't mind the hassle, I'd offer to sell them myself for just
> the cost of the blanks and true shipping costs (my new house is less than 3
> blocks from my local Post Office).  Unfortunately I don't have a way to
> automate burning more than 1 CD at a time (I recall seeing at my local
> Modesto City Schools IT office a device that would burn 12 CDs at once off
> of an original), plus I do mind the hassle of dealing with the USPS and
> don't want to set up my own online store either ;-p
> 
> -- 
> Jason Roysdon
> address@hidden
> http://jason.roysdon.net/

You can find them in many places, like www.cheapbytes.com, but due to
the manner in which Red Hat must protect it's trademarks, you won't find
it called "Red Hat Linux". In fact I just went to the cheapbytes site,
and you will find it on their home page. They're calling it the "XXX
XXX" distribution for now.

-- 
Chris Kloiber, RHCE
Enterprise Support
Red Hat, Inc.