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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Kevin Driscoll <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:driscollkevin@gmail.com">driscollkevin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I wonder if creating services around free software could be a future<br>
funding model for some of the more tech-focused chapters?<br>
<br>
Sitting with a technician for a few hours while she/he walks you<br>
through installation is easily worth 10$.<br>
<br>
Students for Free Culture = we don't do bake sales but we love GRUB.<br>
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Kevin<br>
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On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Matt Mordfin <<a href="mailto:matt@mordfin.net">matt@mordfin.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Thank you, Matt Lee.<br>
><br>
> But I think in all those emails GNU/Linux was implied (I know that it was in mine) by saying just Linux. People refer to the whole OS as "Linux" which is it widely referred to as.<br>
><br>
> I get your point though and do feel that the price of time and effort is more than some people are willing to "pay."<br>
><br>
> -Matt Mordfin<br>
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Matt Lee <<a href="mailto:mattl@cnuk.org">mattl@cnuk.org</a>><br>
><br>
> Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:04:30<br>
> To: Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization in particular<<a href="mailto:discuss@freeculture.org">discuss@freeculture.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [FC-discuss] Charging for GNU/Linux installations.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Parker Higgins wrote:<br>
>> I think this deal appeals to most people's desire to exchange something<br>
>> for things of value, and to set up a relationship with an expert. I've<br>
>> certainly had to go to individuals I know for help with my Linux install<br>
>> (Tony, you know I'm looking at you!) and I'd probably feel a lot better<br>
>> doing that if there were an easy way for me to pay that person,<br>
>> especially a nominal fee like $10.<br>
><br>
> Linux is not an operating system. Maybe you meant GNU/Linux?<br>
><br>
> Names convey meanings; our choice of names determines the meaning of<br>
> what we say. An inappropriate name gives people the wrong idea. A rose<br>
> by any name would smell as sweet—but if you call it a pen, people will<br>
> be rather disappointed when they try to write with it. And if you call<br>
> pens “roses”, people may not realize what they are good for. If you call<br>
> our operating system “Linux”, that conveys a mistaken idea of the<br>
> system's origin, history, and purpose. If you call it GNU/Linux, that<br>
> conveys (though not in detail) an accurate idea.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html" target="_blank">http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html</a><br>
><br>
>> As far as drawing in the "marginally curious," I don't think that's much<br>
>> of an issue... In my experience, by the time you're actually installing<br>
>> a free operating system on your computer, you're more than marginally<br>
>> curious and probably willing to spend well more than $10 on it.<br>
><br>
> Ubuntu and many other distributions they are offering to install include<br>
> nonfree software by default.<br>
><br>
> matt<br>
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