[NTLUG:Discuss] to 'sell' or not to sell opensource

[Steve Baker]

Chris Cox wrote:

> In fact, without the major
> distributions, Linux probably would have not market share at all
> (it would be strictly geek... and then, only for the incredibly
> patient geek).

Yes - bootstrapping Linux on a bare bones computer without a pre-compiled
distro on some physical media would be a major nightmare!

> Can you make money with OSS (and/or free software)?? I think yes.

Yep - RedHat seem to be making money at it.  This case is really no different.

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