On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Gourav Shah <[email protected]> wrote:
> > okay, so after one week of discussions on this, it emerges no >> commercial company is interested in offering amc and support to home >> users of linux. great for windows. >> >> so i need to lower my expections. >> >> would there be individuals, freelancers, college-students, etc., who'd >> be interested to offer *paid commercial support* for linux for >> home-users and for individuals, in your free time? in the NCR region? >> > > Even though we dont know the size of the market yet and potential for > sustainable revenue, we know there is an opportunity to tap here , and this > is probably the right place to find the suitable talent. I am pretty sure > there are many individual freelancers around who are capable enough to > provide support in free hours , but may think opening a dedicated firm is > not a feasible idea due to various reasons. I am willing to take an > initiative to start a support firm if there is enough interest. I am based > in Chennai as off now, but if there are enough people interested in putting > a collaborated team effort, a nationwide organiztion is certainly a > possibility. What say folks? I dont know about 'paid' part but we are doing this since last century. In free time installing linux or fixing problems for free.Linux is a community software and best support will come from the community itself. Most of the support is a phone call away :) regards Vivek -- The hidden harmony is better than the obvious!!
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