Going Linux #436 · Welcome to Linux! Pt7 - How Can Linux Be Free?

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2y ago 29:30

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Question: I want to use Linux but it's free and I've heard, "'Free' is not a viable business model." How can I put my trust in a Linux operating system if the developers don't charge for it? Answer: Offering substantial products and services that provide value for free only becomes a financial problem when the developer has no other revenue source to support the free product. Here is how Linux accomplishes that.

Episode Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #436 · Welcome to Linux! Pt7 - How Can Linux Be Free?
02:16 The question: Free isn't a valid business model. How can open source software be provided at no charge?
04:12 Microsoft's business model
06:07 Google's business model
06:32 The Killed By Google list
07:40 Add-ons and 'crapware' to provide some missing features in Windows
11:14 Offering free software is not unusual
11:44 Examples of free Linux distributions backed by businesses with solid revenue models
14:12 How open source software features are made available for other open source software to adopt
17:13 Why Linux is not going away!
18:53 Linux provides significant value to its users
22:06 Not everything that's free is bad
25:59 Switching to Linux is much like switching to macOS, Windows, or ChromeOS
26:47 Linux fights planned hardware obsolescence
28:29 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
29:30 End

Chapters

1. Going Linux #436 · Welcome to Linux! Pt7 - How Can Linux Be Free? (00:00:00)

2. The question: Free isn't a valid business model. How can open source software be provided at no charge? (00:02:16)

3. Microsoft's business model (00:04:12)

4. Google's business model (00:06:07)

5. The Killed By Google list (00:06:32)

6. Add-ons and 'crapware' to provide some missing features in Windows (00:07:40)

7. Offering free software is not unusual (00:11:14)

8. Examples of free Linux distributions backed by businesses with solid revenue models (00:11:44)

9. How open source software features are made available for other open source software to adopt (00:14:12)

10. Why Linux is not going away! (00:17:13)

11. Linux provides significant value to its users (00:18:53)

12. Not everything that's free is bad (00:22:06)

13. Switching to Linux is much like switching to macOS, Windows, or ChromeOS (00:25:59)

14. Linux fights planned hardware obsolescence (00:26:47)

15. goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe (00:28:29)

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Going Linux #436 · Welcome to Linux! Pt7 - How Can Linux Be Free?

Going Linux

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