On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:11:39 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:41:25 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
>> 
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/22/what_is_linux_worth/
>>>
>>> 'Nuff said ;-)
>>>
>>> John
>> 
>> Cost != Worth. ;-)
>> 
>> Jim
> 
> I know that :-)
> Just pointing out to those who expect to pay nothing what the actual
> value of what they're getting is.

I figured you did realise this, but some lurkers might not make that 
connection. :-)

It is true - and particularly interesting to me as well - that some 
people think if something's free there's no value to it.  That's actually 
why sometimes it makes sense to charge for something you might give 
away.  For example, I have held summits for instructors the last couple 
of years and we've held them as no-cost events.  Attendance was not as 
good as we'd hoped, so this year in our discussions, we're talking about 
it being a no-cost event with a cancellation fee or with a nominal 
registration fee in general.

Even though the information presented would be of a similar nature to 
those past events, the draw and engagement changes if people have to pay, 
even a small fee.

> BTW FWIW I invariably recommend SuSE Enterprise to clients who prefer to
> install Linux for the first time.

My wife and I appreciate that - that helps us pay our bills. ;-)

Jim

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