[ale] Suse Consortium Update

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Mike Murphy wrote:
> for American understanding, VAT == Sales Tax (but you probably already 
> knew that). (And yes, the entire conceptual concept behind the VAT in 
> most European countries is very different from the philosophy of a sales 
> tax, but I press on).
> 
> I suspect that one has to pay VAT on a CD's etc. coming from SUSE 
> because said CD's etc. are produced in Germany, using German labor, 
> etc., and therefore subject to VAT.

I've never paid it before.  I just looked at my 9.0 update purchase.  No 
tax at all.  Shipping and the product.

> 
> However, one would think that it would behoove Novel to start pressing 
> and distributing this stuff from the USA for US customers to avoid such 
> interesting (read annoying) international commerce implications. The 
> country of ownership usually doesn't matter to the governments of 
> foreign countries.

Seems like Novel might be trying to squeeze a little more out of us??

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Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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