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Why Open-Source Software Vendors Should Charge More
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| It's amazing that this type of
| misunderstanding of the world of open-source
| software still exists, but obviously it still
| does. The flawed logic seems to be that low
| cost must mean low quality, and since open-
| source software solutions are often low cost,
| the conclusion is they can't be any good. One
| obvious way forward is for open-source
| software makers to simply up the prices of
| their subscriptions: Their software and the
| entire open-source development process would
| presumably then become mysteriously "better."
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http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3851846/Why-Open-Source-Software-Vendors-Should-Charge-More.htm
Recent:
What price Freedom?
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| Graphics drivers (for X11 under whatever Free
| Software operating system you care to use) are
| one area where Free Software has plenty of room
| for improvement. My laptop has an nVidia
| GeForce 9600M in it, which means that there are
| two drivers I can use for it: the Free Software
| nv driver, or the proprietary nvidia one.
|
| [...]
|
| Non-idle the machine draws just as much:
| clearly regular end-user activities (writing
| email, writing letters, writing blog entres,
| but no compiling) donât exactly stress the
| machine or draw extra power. Given the numbers,
| I donât understand the perceived difference in
| temperature or comfort of working on the
| machine. But it does help me put a price on
| Freedom: two watts.
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http://blogs.fsfe.org/adridg/?p=489
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