[Freedombox-discuss] Debian GNU/Linux on tablet hardware

[weaver@riseup.net (Weaver)]

> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Brian Bartholomew <bb at stat.ufl.edu>
> wrote:
>>> i'm not asking people for a "committment to buy". ?i'm asking people
>>> if they would be *willing* to commit to buying, if a certain threshold
>>> of other people also publicly made the exact same committment.
>>
>> If the result was a turnkey working Linux system, I would buy one or two
>> at $100/each to inspire somebody to initially build them.
>
> I'm willing to spend at least $100 each year on some hardware from the
> FreedomBox project that will run a useful system for me. And I think
> that you can line up 99 other supporters without hardly any effort.
>
> The key things here are
>
> 1) Hit a sweet price point
>
> Something about $100 means that more people will be willing to buy-in
> to the system. And that sounds like a good "second wind" for the
> project.
>
> 2) Market the system as Free-software friendly
>
> Tout the fact that 100% of the source for the device is available.
>
> 3) Make the system useful

I think it might be an idea to see what else is available before decision
time arrives: http://www.efytimes.com/e1/72350/fullnews.htm

First rule of business: Check out all options;
Second rule of business: Check out all options thoroughly.
*Before* you invest.
Regards,

Weaver.
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