http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/2008/07/sometimes-selling-free-software-is-a-good-thing/ Because things aren't confusing enough... Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:54:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/2008/07/sometimes-selling-free-software-is-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jeff Nadeau Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:41:50 +0000 http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/?p=21#comment-9 * Also, how could this Lunix thing possibly be as good as Windoze? It only costs $20 and Windoze is like $400! They need demo units and feature-highlighting videos, and posters pointing out the perks. Education first. * Also, how could this Lunix thing possibly be as good as Windoze? It only costs $20 and Windoze is like $400! They need demo units and feature-highlighting videos, and posters pointing out the perks. Education first.

]]> http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/2008/07/sometimes-selling-free-software-is-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jeff Nadeau Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:39:47 +0000 http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/?p=21#comment-8 I'm curious about how much it costs Best Buy to distribute Ubuntu and keep it in stock. It would be reasonable for them to charge 110% of that cost. Ubuntu is already leagues better than most distributions of Linux in terms of installing (hell, the LiveCD concept is awesome) but if they can soften the edges of the "pick and format a partition" step and change the wording to, say, "Where do you want to install Ubuntu? * Drive One - 250gb etc etc. And just use ext3 by default because that kind of user doesn't care -- there can be an "Advanced" button for people who do. If they could make that part of installation easier, I'd be more at-ease handing a friend or relative an Ubuntu install disk, and I'd have more confidence in giving it to the public at large like this. I’m curious about how much it costs Best Buy to distribute Ubuntu and keep it in stock. It would be reasonable for them to charge 110% of that cost. Ubuntu is already leagues better than most distributions of Linux in terms of installing (hell, the LiveCD concept is awesome) but if they can soften the edges of the “pick and format a partition” step and change the wording to, say, “Where do you want to install Ubuntu? * Drive One – 250gb etc etc. And just use ext3 by default because that kind of user doesn’t care — there can be an “Advanced” button for people who do. If they could make that part of installation easier, I’d be more at-ease handing a friend or relative an Ubuntu install disk, and I’d have more confidence in giving it to the public at large like this.

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