Dear Jon, I think you are most likely wrong (thinking you cannot sell in a FOSS world).
Re: your question of "would anybody buy?" It all depends on if the app is worth it for me. I have purchased products for Linux in the past. Unfortunately for you (your stated market), there is not much missing (for me) from the standard CentOS/Ubuntu repositories and other sources that I feel I need. For the most part, I am willing to wait for a FOSS solution unless it is something critical for my needs. If critical to my needs, I may just write it myself, scratching my itch, not necessarily wanting to grow to be generally useful. You should probably figure out a different marketing approach. Sell support services (installation, configuration, hosting, education, etc) from which you are paid. Generally software (like yours? I don't know what your app is) is like a ream of blank paper... it only gets value by what is put on the blank pages. You can make money in other ways than selling licenses. Be creative in that way, and you'll succeed. I have. (But you'll have to keep "doing" to get money... but I'll bet you will enjoy it). Cheers, --ldl On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Jon Buys <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I posted this on the Ubuntu Forums, and didn't get a whole lot of feedback, > so I thought I'd try this mailing list. > > I'm launching a commercial software business. I'm targeting the Mac right > now, but I am curious to find out how this would be received by the Linux > community. I have an ongoing conversation with a friend of mine about this, > and I think that the free and open culture surrounding Linux would mean that > there is no market for an indie dev to go after. He thinks that the market is > here, am I wrong? > > Would anyone buy a $20 app on Linux? > > Thanks, > > Jon > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- --- NOTE: If it is important CALL ME - I may miss email, which I do NOT normally check on weekends nor on a regular basis during any other day. --- LD Landis - N0YRQ - de la tierra del encanto 3960 Schooner Loop, Las Cruces, NM 88012 575-448-1763 N32 21'48.28" W106 46'5.80" -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
