> > This is BTW one of the weakest points of Debian. It is not very > > visible as a product and it is comparatively hard to purchase a Debian > > CD set on the normal market. Third party vendors unfortunately have > > probably a hard time to plan ahead with Debian given the uncertain > > release frequency. I think it's mostly due to this fact that Debian > > is not really catching on at the free market. No product no gain. > > I'd wish someone would stand up and start a Debian centered company > > for a living just for the sake of making it a more viable option on > > the CD market.
> How would this company value add? I don't like this idea at all. I'd prefer something like Debian benificiating (spelling?) from an organization like one expressed the dream of. (Red Hat going non-profit based) The best way we can help Debian, is to find financing thingies for the FSF, so that it may invest in publicizing Debian and it's other projects (which also deserve quite a lot of respect... Berlin, in particular seems to hold a great future). I don't know what yet (I'll sleep on that and come back again tomorrow on this subject), but I think we should invent ways for the FSF to compete Microsoft's bank account. (Hey, one can always dream for it's beliefs! =P ) Christian Lavoie
