From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:36:16 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > People who interested in Linux didn't have the easy access to Linux they   
   > have now. As mentioned in another post, you could buy Linux magazines   
   > that included various Linux distributions, but that was hit and miss.   
   > When Ubuntu came out with the free CDs, suddenly everyone could get   
   > multiple CDs to pass around.   
      
   Question:  iirc Canonical didn't follow the AOL model and bulk mail CDs   
   but would send them to you on request. Why were people suddenly requesting   
   CDs? How did they even hear about Linux? Mandrake had been the previous   
   newbie distro and came as a boxed set. If Mandrake had mailed out free CDs   
   would it have achieved the same penetration. (ignoring the copyright suit   
   and name change)   
      
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