On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 07:00 +0800, Ray Rashif wrote: > 2009/12/4 Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee@xxxxxxxxx> > On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 09:50 -1000, david wrote: > > Ng Oon-Ee wrote: > > > On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 08:09 -0500, drew Roberts wrote: > > >> On Thursday 03 December 2009 05:04:26 Ng Oon-Ee wrote: > > >>>> Oh, I was thinking Golden Arch Linux would be the > paid-support version > > >>>> of Arch Linux. > > >>> Quite difficult to have a 'paid-support' version of a > distro that's not > > >>> owned/managed by a company =). > > >> Yup, but not too difficult to have paid support for a > distro that's not > > >> owned/managed by a company.Right? > > >> > > >> all the best, > > >> > > >> drew > > > I guess. Doubt it'd be a good economic prospect in any > case, considering > > > the user base either:- > > > a) doesn't need your help > > > b) needs your help but won't pay for it cos "OMGZZ THIS > ISN'T WINDOWS > > > WHY SHOULD I PAY" > > > > > > Disclaimer: I use Arch myself, and I know very very few > users who fall > > > into b). Few isn't none, however =) > > > > Well, I've bought Linux software in the past when FOSS > software couldn't > > do what I needed it to, so there are folk who buy Linux > software. I even > > bought my first Linux distro (CorelLinux). > > > > Yes, I don't argue that purchasing Linux software is > off-limits, but > that when the entirety of the software is already available > free, > purchasing support is a much more iffy member for individual > desktop > users, as broadly divided into the groups mentioned above. > > Really, the market for paid support is (as I see it) mostly a > corporate/governmental thing, and none of those would ever > consider Arch > Linux and its rolling release in any form =). > > > Wait..wtf are we talking about now? I remember it was something about > McDonald's, the M and the A, the Ronald and the Teepee :O > As with all (most?) ML discussions, its gone off on its own tangent =) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
