[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Demo
From:       "Jacques Chester" <jacques.chester () student ! usyd ! edu ! au>
Date:       2000-06-07 9:08:20
[Download RAW message or body]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

> Waldo,
>
> It might be a pretty good idea, though. Selling a "bleeding edge"
> CD. With KDE2, XFree4 and Linux 2.3.99 on one of the major distros.
> It should be worth it if the KDE team could sell at least 5,000 CDs
> for a price of $15 or so. Could put some money into the war cest
> which can be used for developer meetings, hardware and stuff. We
> could also send these CDs to all major IT journals.
>
> Judging from the downloads of KDE2 does that seem realistic?

The problem - as I see it - is twofold.

Firstly, let's face it: distros are a dime a
lookalike dozen these days. This is the great
strength of the whole Linux market; we have what
corresponds quite closely to the economist's
"perfectly competitive market". But not quite:
getting the word out is difficult in the
general hubbub. Beyond which, the "bleeding
edge" you have described is often provided by
major distros themselves: Red Hat has Rawhide,
Debian has the "unstable" branch, and so on.

Secondly, the effort to package and ship
distros is not insubstantial. I think it
better for the KDE project to focus on what
it is best at: KDE. Leave disto-building
to Debian, Red Hat and their ilk.

However, as for a *shrinkwrap* KOffice ... well,
that's the area I'm currently sniffing out
myself as a business idea.

be well;

JC.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>

iQA/AwUBOT2EYhtSJZv2HzziEQLjXwCg7HpJfrYecKEami7Sj6xpTqlzv9wAoN6J
PlV057b0E2GSTLhEPobKdSJX
=5noa
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]