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mjukr · 12-07-2006, 09:51 PM

I'm an Ubuntu user, but I have to say honestly that I don't think you'll ever turn a profit.

Linux will never make a dent in the minds of the consumer world until it comes pre-installed on hardware at major retailers (in the US, for example, Best Buy, Fry's, Circuit City, etc. etc.).

I have an acquaintance, however, who ekes a small living out of selling pressed Ubuntu CDs. There's still many people who are willing to buy because they don't have the bandwidth to download ISOs. Maybe you could do that to bring in some addt'l income while you try to get this thing off the ground?

Anyway, I wish you the best of luck!

12-07-2006, 09:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
mjukr Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 20	I'm an Ubuntu user, but I have to say honestly that I don't think you'll ever turn a profit. Linux will never make a dent in the minds of the consumer world until it comes pre-installed on hardware at major retailers (in the US, for example, Best Buy, Fry's, Circuit City, etc. etc.). I have an acquaintance, however, who ekes a small living out of selling pressed Ubuntu CDs. There's still many people who are willing to buy because they don't have the bandwidth to download ISOs. Maybe you could do that to bring in some addt'l income while you try to get this thing off the ground? Anyway, I wish you the best of luck!