On 2004-11-13, ken keanon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. Is it free because it is not popular? If its user base keep growings, > will there not be a temptation to commercialise it? That's how many > 'free' software end up.
Debian is free, period. For your information, it's very popular as well, compared to many commercial competitors. It's done by volunteers, and backed up by commercial entities because they want to see a good, free system. Debian will never be for-profit, as far as I can see. It's not about that. > 2. Can I use it on a business basis? E.g. get a hardware platform, load > in Debian plus some necessary packages and sell the integrated system, > subsequently, provide regular support and service. Is Debian reliable > enough for this purpose? Has it been done by others? Many businesses use Debian. If you need support and service, many companies will sell you support for Debian. If you are unsure, you can check out the many Debian-derived commercial distributions out there. -- Juha Siltala http://www.edu.helsinki.fi/activity/people/jsiltala/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
