> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 23:21, Faldegast <1...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > In 2007 the market for a software store was very immature. Now everyone > > got one. There is Appstore, Android Market, Chrome Web Store, and > > Microsofts specs for Windows 8 suggests they are planning one. > > I think it is necessary to have a software store - for one reason: > Just to make it easy to buy the commercial software one wants to use - > and then of course the installation must be easy (which on Ubuntu in > general already is). If it is hard for people to find, buy and install > the software they want to use (and maybe don't know the name of the > tool upfront), they might blame the OS for it. I think thats one reason. Attracting the developers that currently does not target Ubuntu/Linux is another.
> That said, regarding making money with/for/from Ubuntu (I read in the > news about the money perspective) I thought of the core advantage of > Open Source Software: Pay for effort - for work. > > Nobody thinks of paying a yearly license for having tubes in the wall > - no - people pay the plumber when they need him/her for putting > additional tubes or doing repair work. I think, it should be the same > for software. The advantage of software is that it can be easier > duplicated and easier offered than the tubes. Actually they do. Its called insurance. You pay a monthly fee and if your tubes need to be repaired you are not hit with a overwhelming cost. And thats quite similar to software support agreements. You pay a yearly fee and when you run into problems, you have someone that will fix it. There is a huge difference between FOSS business models and closed source business models. If i don't want commercial support, i can download and use the software. If i want commersial support I can buy RHEL subscriptions, as an example. The software however, is still free. > In addition to a software store I think what should be introduced in > the same easy way is something like pledgebank > (http://www.pledgebank.com/) - a platform that allows to easily put > money together for implementing feature x or asking for fixing the bug > y. Let's say 20 companies are asking for the same thing that maybe > costs - lets say - 10000 dollar to implement/fix, it would cost 500 > per company. And this payed for one developer working for > approximately a month (assuming a country with high taxes). Perhaps this should be integrated with Ubuntu brainstorm, and other sites where such pledges get more exposure? There are also cofundos.org, and possibly other sites? > Asking money for using Ubuntu in general (if it is only 10 Dollar, I > read about such ideas a few days ago) is not a good idea IMHO. In > Hungary for example Microsoft is asking a similar amount for student > version of Windows+MSOffice (yes it is like drug-dealing in front of > the schools...). We already have such an offer for students. Its available for download at www.ubuntu.org. :) I am talking about a commercial version with support, marketing and distribution. And more important, an OEM program. Actually i think Microsoft expect Students to buy a computer with an OEM license and then get the student version, and actually pay more then they have to.... and thats even more evil... > DonationCoder (http://www.donationcoder.com/) also have several > approaches for funding software development, from micro-donations up > to custom-made software request handling through forums. I think, to > build an "Ubuntu" for people seeking for programs to be written or > bugs to be fixed, combined with a simple way of donation/payment, > would be a big gain for Ubuntu. - Especially for companies with need > to optimize their overall performance (and the computer is often an > important tool for efficient administration in a company). Actually i think that is great. But most users don't take time for this. They would rather buy a box and expect the source of that box to fund such development. -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
