(Old msg, Francois dd 27-02-2007, just some simple IMH(O) opinions) > In my opinion, you will just sell nothing in the Linux world.
(nobody said you have to) > Linux users wants free software (Not all users I sell Linux to are linux users) > That's the main problem. Do not start any > investment before being sure to have the project already sold to enough > customers in order to pay for the development. For me this boils down to a simple elementary school calculation: If (development cost)> (licenses*units shipped) then go (any software without per unit license cost) Note1: Notice that I don't name Linux in the above formula, though AT THE MOMENTlinux/x86 is the most likely alternate candidate here due to the mere existance of SOME drivers. Personally I don't give a [EMAIL PROTECTED]@$&@. The numbers below the final summation are the only thing that count. Note2: "licenses" is a formula here, which factors, among others, OS costs, Office suite costs (report generation), and RDBMS cost. Generally there is more money to make to save on Office suite and RDBMS cost, than on OS cost. Simply because the OS costs are the lowers per unit. Failure to acknowledge this, seems to be the landmark of a Linux newby. Conclusion: This makes OS costs only worthwhile if you ship a lot of units. However it also means that if you ship enough units, it is always worthwhile, depending on the value of "enough". -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
