I think for a lot of "power users" the only thing really holding them
back from switching to Linux is that they don't want to lose gaming, or
lose performance by running it in a VM or mess around with dual booting.
I'm sure there are a lot of apps people would be willing to either pay
for up front in Linux, or pay as they use it over time. It's the model
of "Donate to Author" or "Donate to Project" featured prominently
somewhere, and would be a welcomed addition to free software downloads.
There are certain tools I use every day that if there were a simple
"Donate" button available somewhere that's linked to a secure
transaction site, I might press it two or three times a week and send
off a dollar each time because that tool just made my life easier, did
some fantastic job for me, or whatever. Rather than paying $120 up
front, I might pay out $120 over the lifetime of me using the app.
I'm sure I'm not alone on this. RMS has mentioned something similar in
several speeches for sending an artist/group money for free downloadable
music.
Best regards,
Rick C. Hodgin
On 06/12/2012 04:43 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Well, GNU/Linux users may very well pay more for the same product but
you have to admit that the Windows and Mac users are having far better
alternatives for gaming and that the humblebundle data is irrelevant
in relation to the gaming ecosystem.
However, I must admit that the fact that the GNU/Linux users are
willing to pay for games is sending a good signal to game developers,
be that libre or not; I believe the road from Linux to
GNU/Linux(libre) is shorter than the road from Windows/Mac to
GNU/Linux(libre).
