On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:43:01 -0500 Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perhaps it is something uniquely American, but the key to > understanding Ron's association is the wine tasting example given in > the article. As mentioned earlier in the thread, the sex scandal > mentioned only guaranteed more people would read the article. I understood it and I'm English. I resent the assumption that only Americans can see the point and demand that the colonials surrender to the Imperial Forces of the British Empire immediately... :oP On a more serious note, I come up against this all the time, although the main question I'm asked is "I can see it's really good and that it works really well, I can see that it will save me a lot of money in the short and long-term, but where does Linux make it's money?" (queue long conversation about the fact that "Linux" is not a single company, it doesn't make money, it has no need to make money, it just exists and is worked on by many people across the globe who make money on the back of knowing how it works and supporting it). When I was selling websites, I would say "all the software it runs on is free, and the site design is £500". People didn't buy it. As soon as I said, "We can build you a website and host it for £500 with a monthly fee of £25, we couldn't sell things fast enough. meh. Matt. -- |Matthew Macdonald-Wallace |Tiger Computing Ltd |"The Linux Specialists" | |Tel: 0845 373 3579 |Web: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk | |Registered in England. Company number: 3389961 |Registered address: Wyastone Business Park, | Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, NP25 3SR
