How To 'Sell' Open Source Software

Posted by timothy on Sunday August 3, 2003 @01:10PM from the infiltration-seems-to-work dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Have we missed the boat in terms of selling Linux to the average Joe? The writer of this article at NewsForge certainly thinks so. He points out that most people don't yet get the idea of a free operating system, and that the best way to start winning them over is to provide free software for Windows, such as OpenOffice.org." This sentiment isn't new, but unlike a lot of commentators, the writer in this case is in a good place (as a retailer who's tried selling Linux-equipped systems) to observe the man-on-the-street reaction to Free operating systems as of 2003.

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Re:"Have we missed the boat?" by AresTheImpaler · 2003-08-03 14:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Oh my God! I know what you should do. dump you boyfriend and marry me!
Re:But Windows is $200 retail by PetWolverine · 2003-08-03 18:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

You know you're a geek if you've ever replied to a tagline.

Hey! I resemble that remark!

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