I think there is a difference between Mageia selling DVD's, access to
dedicated download mirrors, t-shirts and coffee mugs in order to raise
some cash to support its operations and running a commercial distro that
aims to earn money by only offering the commercial deal.
It would be unwise IMHO to focus on getting Mageia as a commercial and
corporate entity. For one, the people who now have generously donated will
feel (rightly so I'd say) quite miffed at their donations being used to
make others a profit.
If this is what Mageia would want, then that should have been part of the
initial announcement. Uptake, enthusiasm and support would have been
different in that case though. Should anyone want to operate a Mageia
based commercial Linux venture, then that is of course for them to decide,
but Mageia or its board should not be influenced by this or profit
considerations.
Remco
No problem. It was just by way of conversation. It is always nice to air
out these things.
Marc
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