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Is there a section to talk about Java ME? Apps, etc. (3)
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Originally Posted by marxian
thay should have opted for telling people to buy that tablet(android one) after they published the os and asked people to donate 20-30$ for their hard work, im sure most of the FOSS community that would have used it would be glad to do it, but this is just greedy behavoiur
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2012-02-08
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Originally Posted by GrimyHR
That's a common misconception. Linux is not supposed to be free of charge. Anybody can sell it for any price. There are or were numerous companies that sell or sold Linux:
charging alot of money for GNU/Linux that is supposed to be free(and here it costs as much as windows...)
Red Hat, Novell, Oracle, Linpus, Xandros, LinuxXP, Caldera/SCO
(just to name the ones that come to my mind immediately)
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2012-02-08
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Originally Posted by sulu
those are free dists with paid SUPPORT
That's a common misconception. Linux is not supposed to be free of charge. Anybody can sell it for any price. There are or were numerous companies that sell or sold Linux:
Red Hat, Novell, Oracle, Linpus, Xandros, LinuxXP, Caldera/SCO
(just to name the ones that come to my mind immediately)
all of them "unsupported" free versions for non-corporate usage
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Originally Posted by impact
actually they didnt develop it, not even 1% , are they going to share the money they earn with all the people that are developing linux for the last 20 years?
Well it's not gonna program itself, is it?
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Aaron Seigo's blog dated 2nd Feb gives a good explanation of the project.
He does say on the very subject you're debating now:
Which is why I'm inclined to pre-order from them. This isn't just about buying a tablet; it's about trying to help back a new open device era.
He does say on the very subject you're debating now:
Q: Does that mean I will be able to install Plasma Active on a C71 device I purchased elsewhere?
A: Yes, that's all in the spirit of openness. However, if you break it, you get to keep both pieces.Keep in mind that by purchasing a Spark you will help drive development of Plasma Active, Mer and the push towards an open ARM ecosystem.
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Originally Posted by mrsellout
yeah...if this goes anywhere ill donate a sum of money to them that i consider fair, maybe even multiple times, depends on how long they continue to update the device...but im sure as hell not buying a device from them for this price and than risking to get stuck with an OS that is going nowhere...
Aaron Seigo's blog dated 2nd Feb gives a good explanation of the project.
He does say on the very subject you're debating now:
Which is why I'm inclined to pre-order from them. This isn't just about buying a tablet; it's about trying to help back a new open device era.
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2012-02-08
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Originally Posted by GrimyHR
You can always donate on your own.
thay should have opted for telling people to buy that tablet(android one) after they published the os and asked people to donate 20-30$ for their hard work, im sure most of the FOSS community that would have used it would be glad to do it, but this is just greedy behavoiur
But to call it greedy is likely to completely fail to understand what it's like dealing with a chinese OEM. I suspect part of the price may be in paying the OEM the ransom they're demanding for the kernel, combined with direct shipment of a low volume of tablets.
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Originally Posted by wmarone
its 125$ shipped when ordering just one piece from retailer...it can just get lower than that when ordering more than one
You can always donate on your own.
But to call it greedy is likely to completely fail to understand what it's like dealing with a chinese OEM. I suspect part of the price may be in paying the OEM the ransom they're demanding for the kernel, combined with direct shipment of a low volume of tablets.
for instance this tablet costs 88$ when ordered in quantity of 501 or more
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Originally Posted by GrimyHR
You won't get RHEL for free without support. I tried two years ago. The same goes for SLES and Oracle.
those are free dists with paid SUPPORT
all of them "unsupported" free versions for non-corporate usage
LinuxXP is shareware that wil stop working after 30 days unless you buy a license.
Linpus and Xandros (stand alone) have never been available in binary form without buying them.
Caldera is discontinued.
bottom line: You won't get any of the distributions I mentioned in binary form without paying for it, regardless whether you want support for it or not.
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