Re: Major interview

[Michael Williams <michael@haywood.k12.nc.us>]

> Ray Olszewski wrote:
>
>> The general question is the relative merits of encouraging EdSoft developers
>>
>> to port their (proprietary, fee based) applications to Linux, versus relying
>>
>> on the Open Source/free software community to create the needed apps and
>> distribute them at no charge.
>
In our district, 'free' opened the door to linux as an NOS. It will take 'free'
to get it on the desktop, but once it's there, I expect that the proprietary
software applications will follow as soon as they realize the potential for
profit.


>>  do you need the applications to be free of charge?
>
No. I would pay a reasonable price for a functional, easy to learn/use
application.

>> If not, what kind of price do you think would be reasonable?
>
Got me there! Maybe something along the range of say $0.10 to $1.00 per seat for
a district wide 'license'.

Michael