Magazine? Pony up? Why pay?

[Bill Cavalieri]

I pay for lots of opensource software, either buying its copyleft 
version, making a donation, or buying support.  Just because something 
is GPL, doesn't mean that their shouldn't be some kind of effort to $$ 
support the project.  The web hosting, equipment needed for development 
or testing all costs money, anyway we all help out, keeps the project 
and project members motivated to provide the software we have all grown 
to love.

I would pay for  local linux magazine, I currently pay for a monthly 
online only php magazine (pdf), and its a trivial amount, but keeps them 
in business.  Would like to see how other local company's, community's, 
and individuals are using linux.

Bradley Miller wrote:

>Just a rhetorical question here I suppose . . . I've seen the "well I'd
>pay" people but I have a feeling there would be a lot of people in the "why
>isn't it free, or can't I just read it online" category.  
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>Let's put an interesting spin on the question -- if someone had some really
>killer software, in Linux, open-source, how many would pay for it?   Show
>of hands . . . uh . . . keyboards?   I think a magazine is a great idea,
>but the logistics of marketing, merchandising, shelf space, etc.... are
>something that is astronomical.  If you really want to help out, send some
>money to your local starving open source programmers, help with
>contributions to a LUG (your choice, Kansas/Missouri/whatever . . . but I
>think the magazine idea has as much hope as "Bill G" embracing Tux with
>open arms.
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>-- Bradley Miller
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