Hi Roshan,
On 10/10/06, Roshan d_rosh2001@yahoo.co.in wrote:
What Ubuntu does is, despite that it sends CD's for free (no cost) to anybody who demands its, provides supports for Ubuntu OS at desktop and server levels.
Ubuntu should be considered as a business in "Investment Phase", where business invests to create it's market share. I had a long discussion with Mark Shuttleworth on this when he was in India.
But this in turn indicates, that much of the Free software over the internet are indeed, also, free as in bear, especially Linux distros. Where is the source of money for maintaining mirrors / servers for ISO's of these distros?
This is termed as "Donation Economy". However, I am not in favour of such an economy. Such a economy is not sustainable over long period of time.
My 2 paisa.. :-) With regards,