On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:41:56 -0500, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> It's more likely a question of who actually 'presses' the CD set,
> rather than how they are shipped. There's no reason that the CD sets
> need to be 'pressed' (burned, printed and packaged) in the USA, then
> shipped to the UK or to France. The bits can be shipped easier, and a UK
> or French service can 'press' them into CDs for delivery.
>
> In fact, I'll bet that's exactly what happens: a publisher in France
> downloads the isos and artwork, 'presses' the CD sets, and mails them to
> all points in Europe. Convince the publisher to open a UK press, and
> they'll mail the CDs from London (or Birmingham, or Glasgow, or Leeds,
> or wherever). Convince Slackware Inc. to use a UK publisher and get the
> same results.

And are then sent back to sunny California to be signed by a certain
employee of the Slackware Store, before sending them back to Europe .

(The "US Postal Services Customs Declaration" always reveals the true
origin of a US package.)

-- Daniel