Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:08:21 11/11/98
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On November 11, 1998 at 12:04:58, Don Dailey wrote: [snip] >Hi Dan, > >There are already a bunch of commercial products out for Linux. It >turns out that YOU CAN develop commercial products with no problem >whatsoever. I was confused about this too and it's certainly easy >to be. > >Even Linux itself is sold. I have seen Redhat linux distributions >sell for 50 dollars. This is much more than the price of the >media. You can go to their site and download all of the current >stuff for no cost whatsoever, OR you can buy the CD rom from them. What is to prevent a CD duplicator from making copies of the Linux CD and selling them for $1.87? Nothing, that's what. And all those Redhat folks suddently find themselves out of a job. I'm surprised it has not happened already. >I'm not sure exactly what the exact rules are here, but the basic >idea is that it is ok and even encouraged to make lot's of money >with Linux. That is what is so cool about it. RedHat also sells >support with each CDROM and they add value to the product and what >a fine product it is. It's also OK to give it all away, including the tools you make that incorporate copyleft technology. >One thing I know about Linux is that the number of users is growing >extremely rapidly. It's actually making an impact and this surprises >even me, a serious linux fan because I don't think it's really >a very good choice for less advanced users. The number one problem >with Linux is fighting this (but it has improved a lot and is getting >better), the huge software base of Windows, and especially the fear >factor or group belonging thing that gives windows a big advantage. I think anyone that tries to develop commercial software for Linux has got a screw loose. But I may be wrong. Time will tell.
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