On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 10:19:25AM +0530, Vickram Crishna wrote:
I do hope that some or all of you agree.
Not only can they save themselves from illegal softwares, but if they are willing they can become the major force for GNU/Linux distribution, they have the bandwidth and they can download the ISO's and sell them for a reasonable fee. The problem is not in your concept, but we need to get to reality that they cannot call their friends who can help them over the phone when the computer does not work. Also who will buy the GNU/Linux CDs from them, and if you find a few people who are interested in purchasing it, who will provide help to them with installation and troubleshooting?
Most of us want CD's for free, we are not willing to pay a rupee more than the cost of the media, not even for the time the person spent writting the CDs for you. GNU/Linux CDs are easily available for Rs. 100/- per CD in many locations, but people dont want to buy those.
Help and support are major problems in GNU/Linux due to the number of distributions and the large range of possibilities where it can be used. I beg, please DO NOT CREATE ONE MORE DISTRIBUTION for cybercafe's. Use one which is already existing and already has enough documenation, books, online support forums. I recommend either SuSE, Debian or RH.
Amish.