Reply to Re: Customisable Magazine
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That's depending on whether or not you view his product as the software on the disk or the disk itself. There's absolutely nothing wrong with selling digital media containing, really, anything. And since anything on the CD's will be open-source or freeware, it would be very difficult to prosecute for copyright infringement, piracy, etc. Also, it's kind of a service to have these things on a CD for the people who don't have broadband access and can't download 400mb files as quickly as the rest of us. I'd be pretty happy if some of my freeware software was sold this way. People would use the freeware version and be encouraged to step up and buy my products that aren't freeware. And, Linux could gain a lot of support through this. It's a hand-in-hand, mutualistic relationship. Besides, $1 isn't much.
You've got it all correct. I know freeware Linux developer not just love people selling copies of their OS, but actively encourage it, as it gains them popularity. Linux sells here in New Zealand for $5 a disk. We're offering $1 a disk so we're drastically undercutting our competitors.
Open Office.org also encourages this. OpenOffice disks here are $5 or $10 (I can't recall which). We're offering $1 for a disk with OpenOffice and any other software the buyer wants (the software on the disks will be on a by request basis). So again we're drastically undercutting our competitors.
And while our magazine may be small we are selling it for way less than our print copy competitors. And as soon as we get enough buyers we'll be offering a printed version for those that want it. oh, and it'll be G-rated so no adult content.
Also subscribers to the magazine and regular disk buyers will get access to premium content on the website (content yet to be decided).
Now that I've clarified that we're not in breach of any law since we'll only be offering content that is legal for us to provide, can we please get back to suggestions. And please only serious ones. please no joke ones, such as adult content.
You've got it all correct. I know freeware Linux developer not just love people selling copies of their OS, but actively encourage it, as it gains them popularity. Linux sells here in New Zealand for $5 a disk. We're offering $1 a disk so we're drastically undercutting our competitors.
Open Office.org also encourages this. OpenOffice disks here are $5 or $10 (I can't recall which). We're offering $1 for a disk with OpenOffice and any other software the buyer wants (the software on the disks will be on a by request basis). So again we're drastically undercutting our competitors.
And while our magazine may be small we are selling it for way less than our print copy competitors. And as soon as we get enough buyers we'll be offering a printed version for those that want it. oh, and it'll be G-rated so no adult content.
Also subscribers to the magazine and regular disk buyers will get access to premium content on the website (content yet to be decided).
Now that I've clarified that we're not in breach of any law since we'll only be offering content that is legal for us to provide, can we please get back to suggestions. And please only serious ones. please no joke ones, such as adult content.
