If Ubuntu had a Price tag what could it be

[nlsthzn]

*sigh*

Open Source is free like in freedom of speech, nothing says it has to be free like in free beer... this is something that the majority of users of open source software tend to forget...

As for how much, I am pretty sure that is something that will differ from user to user... some people use Ubuntu because it costs $0, others because it is open source, others because they feel it is better... most I would say is a mixture of the 3 and maybe some other factors...

As for myself I don't know how much I am willing to pay as I don't have too

[samalex]

I think I gave $19.99 for Red Hat Linux at Best Buy around 1997 or so, which came with the CD's, bootable floppy, books, stickers, plus this came with a small bit of support for I think a number of months. I still have the RH case sticker on my system at home and had the bumper sticker on my car for about a year before it started to fade with the Texas sun and had to take it off.

So yeah I wouldn't pay for Linux, but having a boxed copy where you get a book or two, some vendorware/stickers, and the media might be worth $20-$50... closer to $50 if they bundle an Unleashed book or O'Reilly book/Safari membership with it.

Sam

[dh04000]

quote(One Million DOLLARS!)/quote

[clanky]

I don't think you could put a figure on it without actually trying to sell it.

It would come down to supply and demand, the price would have to be set at what enough people would be prepared to pay for it to make it viable.

Given the fact that Ubuntu is free and has a tiny market share I think the answer would have to be not very much if it Canonical were to start charging now, this could of course change in the future.

[asifnaz]

I don't think you could put a figure on it without actually trying to sell it.

It would come down to supply and demand, the price would have to be set at what enough people would be prepared to pay for it to make it viable.

Given the fact that Ubuntu is free and has a tiny market share I think the answer would have to be not very much if it Canonical were to start charging now, this could of course change in the future.

My question was fictional . In my country Ubuntu has almost 30% market share as most of the people dont afford to buy MS windows or Mac OS . Almost 70% of schools and govt organizations are using Ubuntu . 90% of servers are running on Linux most of them ubuntu .

So share is not tiny

[Zzl1xndd]

I would be will to pay approx 50 dollars for an LTS version. maybe 15 for non LTS versions.

[ctrlmd]

My question was fictional . In my country Ubuntu has almost 30% market share as most of the people dont afford to buy MS windows or Mac OS . Almost 70% of schools and govt organizations are using Ubuntu . 90% of servers are running on Linux most of them ubuntu .

So share is not tiny

what country is that

[asifnaz]

what country is that

1 Million question . Guess it

[ctrlmd]

1 Million question . Guess it

if i want to guess it why would i ask you then ?

[nlsthzn]

1 Million question . Guess it

Pakistan?