MaximB
October 11th, 2007, 11:28 AM
I read the series of articles about the "total" price of Ubuntu is $7,033,290,160
Here is a link to the third article : http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/05/giving-away-software-for-free-costs-more-than-you-would-think-part-3/
I use and love Ubuntu but this article is just wrong.
Wayne the author of this article "calculated" every program that available in the Ubuntu repros.
This is very misleading as the Ubuntu developers didn't actually develop any of those programs, they might changed some lines to make those programs work better in Ubuntu but they certainly didn't develop Open Office or Firefox.
What I would like to propose is :
1. calculate only the GNU and Linux (kernel) sources to present the actual OS without any of the programs.
Because if you want to calculate every program in the repros you should also understand that many of the programs have a Windows clients also AND then you must calculate all the windows programs - and believe me, it's almost impossible to do.
2. If you really want to calculate the codes made by the Ubuntu developers you must make a "diff" between the source code reritten by the Debian developers and the rewritten by the Ubuntu developers source code, then you can calculate the actual changes and additions.
So, this article could be great if it was done right.
But it's just doesn't represent the truth.
Here is a link to the third article : http://www.fsckin.com/2007/10/05/giving-away-software-for-free-costs-more-than-you-would-think-part-3/
I use and love Ubuntu but this article is just wrong.
Wayne the author of this article "calculated" every program that available in the Ubuntu repros.
This is very misleading as the Ubuntu developers didn't actually develop any of those programs, they might changed some lines to make those programs work better in Ubuntu but they certainly didn't develop Open Office or Firefox.
What I would like to propose is :
1. calculate only the GNU and Linux (kernel) sources to present the actual OS without any of the programs.
Because if you want to calculate every program in the repros you should also understand that many of the programs have a Windows clients also AND then you must calculate all the windows programs - and believe me, it's almost impossible to do.
2. If you really want to calculate the codes made by the Ubuntu developers you must make a "diff" between the source code reritten by the Debian developers and the rewritten by the Ubuntu developers source code, then you can calculate the actual changes and additions.
So, this article could be great if it was done right.
But it's just doesn't represent the truth.