First build a system that has only OSS on it. Calculate the cost of parts and labor required and tack 5% in profit. Now find a brand name with almost all the same parts and some software. What's the real price difference? HP, Dell, IBM... they all buy software by the million copies and because of this the actual price per unit isn't that much. Infact, the time it would take the average person to find, download and learn about the OSS on his, little bit cheaper PC, wouldn't come close to a package deal. But I don't think that is what OSS is all about. It's about change and some people like change. Build a system with all OSS and put it on display. Explain that the warrenty is "ONLY HARDWARE" (I know, nobody gets that one... but we must try) and just give them the choice. Have a person on staff that knows about, and is excited about, the OSS movement, he/she can spread the word.
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"Some associates of terrorist groups may be involved in IPR crime,"
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"I saw some Arabs using eMule"
First build a system that has only OSS on it. Calculate the cost of parts and labor required and tack 5% in profit. Now find a brand name with almost all the same parts and some software. What's the real price difference? HP, Dell, IBM... they all buy software by the million copies and because of this the actual price per unit isn't that much. Infact, the time it would take the average person to find, download and learn about the OSS on his, little bit cheaper PC, wouldn't come close to a package deal. But I don't think that is what OSS is all about. It's about change and some people like change. Build a system with all OSS and put it on display. Explain that the warrenty is "ONLY HARDWARE" (I know, nobody gets that one... but we must try) and just give them the choice. Have a person on staff that knows about, and is excited about, the OSS movement, he/she can spread the word. Hire a OSS supporter TODAY!