[JDEV] Jabber on a CD

[Stephen D. Williams]

Todd Bradley wrote:
> 
> I've been thinking about putting together a CDROM of Jabber software, to
> make available for a fairly small fee.  The CD would have all the open
> source server and client software AND would include pre-built binaries of
> everything, along with a few extras.  The intent here is to make an easy
> package for someone to try out Jabber.  One target audience would be Linux
> using programmers and sysadmins who have heard about Jabber and now want to
> see if it fits their company's needs.  Given the number of messages I see on
> JDEV regarding building the software, it sounds like a lot of people have
> trouble compiling the server and transports.  So one value with this CD
> would be that everything's pre-built.
> 
> Below is a list of what this "Jabber Intro Pack" (or you might call it the
> "Jabber Evangelist's Kit") might include.  I'd love to hear your thoughts in
> a few different areas:  Do you think this would be useful in helping promote
> Jabber?  What price seems reasonable?  What else would you want included if
> you bought this?
> 
> You get...
> 
> ISO 9660 CDROM with:
>         open source Jabber server
>         open source transports (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, and MSN)
>         groupchat
>         open source Jabber clients
>         full source code for all the above
>         prebuilt static binaries of the above--Linux 2.2 or Windows 2000
>         example server config files
> 
> "Introducing Jabber" document in HTML or PDF, covering:
>         installing your Jabber server
>         configuring your Jabber server
>         installing and using your Jabber client
>         where to go for more information
> 
> Jabber t-shirt in M, L, XL, or XXL
> 
> What's the right price? $9.95, $24.95, or $34.95? (plus shipping)

Should be $9.95 for the CD (the going rate for this kind of thing, re: Java,
StarOffice, etc.).  T-shirt should be seperate for $19.95 if it's good
quality.


> I'd like to be able to at least break even on material and manufacturing
> costs, and labor costs, too, if possible.

CDR's are about $0.50 now, plus label or printing.  A CD alone could be put
into a cardboard mailer and just stamped.  T-shirt+cd could go into a priority
mail envelope possibly.

> Todd.
> 
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