are Linux users faithful?
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I think most of Linux users begin with some distribution and after some time they try out an other one. I am wondering whether it is usual to change completely. It would be interesting to know: - how long has somebody used a distribution before deciding to change - how many other distributions he/she tried - what are the rates of change (from - to)
... or rather a way of life . Does it really matter whether Linux can outperform some expensive enterprise sytems?
I think free software is for personal use or for small firms where the price benefit is important.
And remember the FUD from the BSA:
Software piracy costs all of us. Worldwide, more than 40% of all software in use is illegally copied. In 1997, piracy cost the software industry $11.4 billion in lost revenues. That translates into fewer jobs, less innovation, and higher costs for consumers.
We should make a clear alternative for the private user and the small business units : using software which is good enough , free or cheap , and ethical .
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I think most of Linux users begin with some distribution and after some time they try out an other one. I am wondering whether it is usual
to change completely. It would be interesting to know:
- how long has somebody used a distribution before deciding to change
- how many other distributions he/she tried
- what are the rates of change (from - to)
I think free software is for personal use or for small firms where the price benefit is important.
And remember the FUD from the BSA:
We should make a clear alternative for the private user and the small business units : using software which is good enough , free or cheap , and ethical .