Re: Debian for business?
hi ya ken
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, ken keanon wrote:
> My questions:
> 1. Is it free because it is not popular?
its free because most of the software is GPL'd ( the license )
and debian adds/checks for additional restrictions so that "debian" is
not restricted or violate the various ( thousands ) of originating authors
licenses
> If its user base keep growings, will there not be a temptation to
commercialise it?
> That's how many 'free' software end up.
it's already commercialized ... by others
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=independence
- pick your choicce and see how much they charge or not
> 2. Can I use it on a business basis? E.g. get a hardware platform,
> load in Debian plus some necessary packages and sell the integrated
> system,
yup .. people do .. corporations do ..
> subsequently, provide regular support and service.
gazillion more people/corporations provide support and service
of other peoples hw w/ and w/o debian on it
> Is Debian reliable enough for this purpose? Has it been done by others?
yup ... lots of people using it and providing support etc...
whether you want to sell and support sarge as your "supported stable
version" is another issue ... ( too old ? )
whether you want to sell and support sid as your "supported stable
version" is a bigger issue ... ( too neew )
c ya
alvin
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