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Selling GNU/Linux in a box
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| Each vendor begins by learning from previous efforts to sell GNU/Linux in
| retail channels. Gerry Carr, a product manager at Canonical, Ubuntu's
| commercial side, suggests that past efforts "have been set at fairly
| unrealistic prices," by which he means $100 or more -- prices near to those
| for a Windows upgrade. "People need to see a significant price saving if
| they're going to make a leap from the known," he says, pointing out that the
| Ubuntu box currently available from Valusoft is on sale for a mere $20. He
| further suggests that, as a modern distribution that emphasizes usability,
| Ubuntu is a more attractive product than its predecessors.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/145809
Recent:
How free software makes money!
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| Ubuntu is “Free Software” or “Software Libre.” “Free as in Freedom, Not Cost”
| which gives us 4 fundamental rights;
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| 1. The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
| 2. The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs.
| Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
| 3. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
| 4. The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to
| the public, so that the whole community benefits. Access to the source
| code is a precondition for this.
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http://brajeshwar.com/2008/how-free-software-makes-money/
How to make money by giving stuff away
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| RedHat CFO Charlie Peters said this week that the key to success
| is to "convince customers of the value of moving from free to paid".
| Largely because JBoss is a free download, an estimated 11 million
| people are using it. Now if they can move even a small fraction of
| those customers into the paying column, that will be a significant
| source of revenue.
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| [...]
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| There is something of a snowball effect here. As you bring more
| people into your "community", the community becomes more attractive
| (because of new content, shared knowledge, buzz, etc.), which drives
| even more people in.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=202
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