On Monday 16 July 2007 23:11, Frank Sweetser wrote: > Bill Moran wrote: > > > So, I think it's a good plan from every angle. Furthermore, I think that > > anyone who doesn't think it's a good plan either hasn't reviewed it > > thoroughly, or has some strange axe to grind. > > There actually is one potentially negative downside I can think of. Right > now, it's trivial to evaluate the software - download and play. One of the > best bits about free software is that there is no risk at all in trialling > software beyond the time spent. By adding in this barrier, there's more > hassle involved getting the software and getting a functional first impression > (at least for platforms where binaries aren't readily available or compilable elsewhere). > > One not very well thought out idea - some kind of virtual machine setup, or > equally targeted installation, that would make it trivial to evaluate the > software, without easily letting itself be installed for a production use. > > Beyond that, it boils down to a PR issue of making it very crystal clear > exactly what is and isn't free.
I think that will become clear once I (we) have visited more big sites and once the company is operational. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
