> To preserve a kind of user support, we should create a DUA, which > would have to do some/all of the following:
> - Provide single user free of charge support through internet. > (email/newsgroups/knowledge base/whatever) > - Provide corporate support, at a cost (cause they think it's better > to pay it anyway), with the usual things sucha thing includes > (on-site, 24 hours a day, programmation capable team to adapt a > product) > - Work head-to-head against RedHat/Caldera/SuSE for publicity on > Debian and promoting .deb packaging of things like > StarOffice/WordPerfect > - Certification of technicians proficient in installing > Debian/scripting and maintaining of a Debian system. > - Be rentable, so it can re-invest back in publicity. > - Cannot influence Debian developers more than the Debian users it > deserves would influence it. (Meaning, you don't pay programmers, but > you can kindly ask them for a bugfixe/feature ;P ) Sorry replying to my own post, but how about the following: - Paying guys to maintain deb packages, package unpackaged software? High-school/college students would appreciate a lot, IMHO. Although not highly rewarding, it does include some technical knowledge, and proves some proficiency in compiling and ocnfiguration of Debian systems. Christian Lavoie
