Self-described Kubuntu user?

Self-described Kubuntu user?

Posted Oct 13, 2006 21:58 UTC (Fri) by bojan (subscriber, #14302)
In reply to: Self-described Kubuntu user? by bronson
Parent article: How many Fedora users are there?

> Red Hat used to do exactly this, of course. And they kicked serious ass and made a lot of money.

Apparently not: http://lwn.net/Articles/204238/. This is from a person that actually worked there in those days.

> A few years ago they stopped doing it and now they kick far less ass and seem to be worried about money.

I think that's not correct. Red Hat are making more money now than they ever did. Of course they are "worried" about money. That's what companies do - it is the main purpose of their existence.

> All businesses require investment to get started. You appear skeptical that Canonical will ever make money off Ubuntu...

I'm just saying I don't know. In the beginning, when the cash is abundant, things are always easy. We'll see what happens later if/when Mark's cash runs out. Obviously, I haven't seen their books, so I don't know how much money is coming in or going out.

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