I start the article by saying where the issue comes from. It turns out that via G+, Daniel Fore (project leader Elementary OS) asks for some criteria on the possibility of paying to download this distribution.
Rather, it asks for criteria as to how the website would be displayed:
Right now, when accessing the page of eOS, we see the following:
As you can see, the initial price is set at $ 10 and if we click on the download button we get this:
It is worth clarifying that it is not required, because just below the download button it has the link for the same form to appear without the payment methods. Anyway, the question is, would you pay for Elementary OS?
My answer in this case would be: Depends. If we think about it, compared to other Operating Systems or their applications, 10 dollars is an absurd, ridiculous figure.
I would pay for the project and its active development to be maintained, since the initial idea and the result have proven to be feasible. There are many users happy with eOS, its appearance and operation.
Perhaps the only drawback I see is that it is not as updated as I would like (I mean Ubuntu 12.04), putting aside the fact that with KDE y ArchLinux I feel comfortable.
Now, I must also say that the first option should not be «Pay for Download«. But without a doubt if, if I could I would pay ... Would you do it?
No, free is better! xD hahaha, getting serious, I would pay to keep developing a distribution as long as I use it full.
Greetings.
I better pay my subscription for RHEL desktop than for eOS. At least their VIP repo is worth it (although I prefer to donate to the Debian project and Slackware for its stability ad honorem).
That's why I would pay, but… for downloading it? Isn't it a bit absurd? Tell me better that you need money to continue your project and do not take advantage of the momentary celebrity of eOS to profit.
If they give me a physical DVD with a minimalist cover, I would pay.
In fact, in the case of a DVD like the CDs that Ubuntu used to give away, if I would pay
For nothing, when it is more complete, have a global menu, use wayland, noise have more options, etc etc, maybe I would pay 5/10 euros.
Hateful, keep your Mac. With what I feed Apple I could build a whole free empire, yuck, I'm so disgusting. I regret a thousand times for buying that crap from Mac and your iPhone.
Without a doubt, I would pay for elementaryOS, for Ubuntu, for Manjaro, for any distro I would give $ 10. Although sometimes it seems more like a mandatory donation.
With my mac? If I am using windows 8! For a mac I do not pay or crazy, to the maximum I accept a gift or mount a compatible pc.
Hahaha, excuse me, I was unable to clarify myself, I was practically talking to myself, and I don't know how the hell I gave you "Answer" ... Well, yes, better a PC than a Mac ...
I would certainly pay, too if I could.
And the truth is that it seems right to me that they are based on an LTS, with that we have guaranteed an operating system until 2017, and only for 10U $, it really is very little, even you can pay a little more who you want.
Regarding the software, I am not complaining either, it will be more annoying for those who suffer from versionitis, but the terminal is our friend and with it we work miracles.
Over the years I have come to realize that users of free software are, in a significant proportion, stingy. If you are going to use it, it works for you and it comes in handy. Why not pay 10 dollars? ...
Of course, then you are also very stingy, that's why you don't pay for Windows or office and as a good "pirate" repentant uses Linux, but surely you continue to "pirate" series, movies and music.
Felipe, give me $ 1000 and I brag about hacking things XD. Stingy ¬¬.
Sorry it was not to bother you, but this caveman. And I did, because I wanted to go fight like a good caveman. I wonder how he did to install linux, why hitting his computer will not install.
First, you don't know what I pay or don't pay. Second, I made a kind of generalization, that's my opinion. Third, if you have something to say to me, I will pay you the taxi so you can say it to my face ...
Pay for eOS? NO. It's on my list of future donations, yes, because I really enjoy its artwork, but eOS itself sucks: I used it at full capacity for a little over a month, for ~ 12 hours a day as the only operating system and the reality is that it is a system for Windowsero profile users who have plenty of a tablet with a physical keyboard.
@Nelson: Excellent your first comment, it's exactly how you define it, "linux" users are fucking stingy and I would encourage myself to say _miserables_ that they don't invest a penny in the F / LOSS, why, _if it's free_ (hdp correction It is not free, it is FREE, but you will never understand the difference); Most of them don't even return anything in any way: code, artwork, bugreports, online support (IRC, forums, MLs) ... whatever, and on top of that, they spend their time criticizing everything, 95% without knowing what the hell they are talking about .
Within my possibilities I have a stipulated twine per month that I donate to the different projects that I admire or create software that I use daily, and although it is not even remotely what I would like to give back to them emotionally converted into $$$ I collaborate with what I gives the leather.
On the other hand, your comment on the trash can is phenomenal, there are many jets and cagones that hide behind anonymity to open their mouths bigger than The Mask that, because they fence without knowing aka THEY SPEAK TO THE PEDO and cannot sustain either technically or philosophically or from no other position what they say, they would never say to the face what they say behind the screen, because ultimately if we have the truth -or at least we believe we have it- we would not have to say things in person, always with respect and relevant height.
Excellent man, go to my catalog of favorite phrases ^ ^
that suckers that you are msx.
@philip:
He who is bitten loses.
haha. But you give it to yourself as a macho online and you offer to pay me a taxi to your house.
http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/53e2a6069641b58172df0a3982be6548?s=600&d=wavatar&r=G
there I was scared of that earring and that disgusting beard.
Sure, the pineapples fix the whole generalizing caveman. Go install ubuntu baby, keep hacking and believing you better than the others who use windows, and don't screw around.
"AHA. But you give it to yourself as a macho online and you offer to pay me a taxi to your house. "
lololol
What lining xD
Gnu / Linux offers the alternative to donate. Instead, when you buy a PC, Windows comes with the final price. You pay or you pay. Unless you build one and install a pirated Windows.
Hard mode #ON
I would not pay a penny for that distro having so many better and much more updated. That $ 10 is better donated to KDE 🙂 😛
+1
I do not KDE, who spends it on making his desktop in window $ xD
Owned!
EPIC: FACEPALM:
+ 9000!
The truth is that the one who really works is KDE / GNOME and those who create all the real software, the rest is "cook and sing" haha
+1
I am clear that if I would pay ... everything is for the improvement of the system. If it is true that it is a little limited to what Ubuntu itself is, but I am super happy with this distro. There are many details to polish but I feel super comfortable in it and I am productive.
There will be those who say that I am crazy if I say that I am more comfortable in Elementary OS than in Mac OS X. I mounted a last generation hackintosh to see that of productivity with Mac and to tell the truth .. yes, that's fine, but I'm not finished With Elementary OS however I do things faster and get more to the point.
We cannot compare the level of detail of one and the other, the installation of packages in Gnu / Linux is still a handicap for the average user compared to the ease of Mac, Plank, the Elementary OS dock is fast but not entirely useful, Pantheon-Files has things to improve although it is more productive than Finder, and so many small details that with a minimal payment we could perhaps see turned into improvements ...
The detail that you have to pay for free software does not matter if they translate into improvements, but improvements not to your roll ... but listening to the user who uses the distribution. Questionnaires every few months of use via mail about what is good or what could be improved would be a good feedback for the developers and it would become something like a distro-democratic.
In short: as long as there is a commitment from the developers to the user and their requests are listened to ... I would be delighted to pay, and more for this distro !! Long live Elementary OS !!
I liked eOS, only that its way of getting along with my Ati graphics card and being based on Ubuntu and even worse in such an old version, are things that prevent me from using it daily, if it were only based on Archlinux or lost in SUSE: S
I would not pay anything, because when I wanted to install it I made an error at the end of the installation and I could not enter Eos or Windows. I had to go to a cybercafe to download the fedora.
Also I feel very comfortable using Fedora ... xD
I would pay for the project to continue as you say, but not 10: / maybe 5 more accessible to all audiences and I think it would raise more, moreover, compared to others ... because as good linux you can imitate or copy the style and form, we are based on ubuntu, very famous in its heyday, now dubious in use.
no not there. For there if for Ubuntu 12.04 and of course for RHEL. But no more.
I would use it for a year, if it lasts a year on my computer it is worth it, I would donate money. But the "stable" version works worse for me than the ß and I think the lack of configurations is not worth it, but the next version (in about 10 or 15 years), if they fix all this and put more functionality, I will probably donate the € 10 .
If I liked it, I would pay. There is nothing wrong with paying for free software.
It is not that "there is nothing wrong with paying to use SL", it is almost a moral duty to return something in exchange for an excellent product made with PASSION + LOVE by people similar to us from all over the world.
But what are the rats that abound in this world to understand ...
Unfortunately there are people who only use Linux because it is free.
Just in case, I'm not saying that about rats for you @Diego.
It would be difficult for me to answer the question of whether I would pay for Elementary. Taking it to my field, if openSUSE did not depend on any company and needed support, it would pay, because for me it is an irreplaceable distro. If my dear openSUSE was Elementary, I would pay that $ 10.
At the moment I wouldn't pay for eOS but not for anything in particular, but because I don't like it, well there are things that I really like about elementary like Slingshot (which I use in conjunction with cinnamon) and nothing else, like Pantheon Files. So I wouldn't "buy" that distribution. However, I don't mind "donating" for this and other projects (as I have done with Ubuntu, Wikipedia, etc.)
My short answer would be: Yes, without a doubt, any distribution takes time, its maintenance and behind its development there are people who work hard for what they believe in.
I think the question to ask is not whether you would pay for Elementary OS, but rather whether you would pay for your favorite distribution. My answer is yes, for the reasons stated.
Regarding setting a fixed price, I believe that you should not force people to donate a fixed amount either, since each person contributes what they can best. So answering Daniel Foré's question, I should leave the web as the first image.
We are talking about € 5/10/15, which is a price, at least in Spain, of a few beers, a few drinks or a dinner. And that our operating system is going to be much more functional than a simple dinner or catching a cogorza.
As a result of this topic I recommend an article (I do not put the link since I do not know if it is completely correct and I do not want them to tell me that I advertise) that I read a long time ago in Engadget entitled: Why don't people compare your «digital good »In price with a cubata.
In short, paying a moderate price for our software I think can help developers by putting a further benefit to their work, on the other hand, altruistic.
A greeting! And thanks for opening this debate, elav!
It would pay for me to continue its development. I have it installed on a partition and it's good. Still, there is no such thing as Arch Linux + KDE + Plasma Search and Launch combination.
Did someone say pay? I respectfully consider that everyone has the right not only to choose what they want but also to spend their money as they wish, which is why the question is: Does Elementary give you what you are looking for, yearning for, wanting? In case the answer is "YES" then go ahead and take it as an investment, otherwise you can find hundreds of distros that may be adapted to your needs and that lead to not spending a penny for obligation.
It is a truth that everyone knows, but very few lead to reality.
Apparently, it would be worth paying for eOS if they gave me a DVD with an eOS design and delivered it to my house as a reward for having contributed to the project (although I would lose the grace to support the project without getting anything in return ). Anyway, the advance donation as it bothers many.
And by the way, if the objective were business, then, it may be that it works. In itself, the problem is not only how to pay it, but why. Pay to download can be, but we are used to being given something in exchange for that payment. If they had made an aesthetically pleasing link with the option to donate via PayPal, Safety Pay and / or Western Union (if they don't have a debit | credit card, of course), it would be worth taking my pennies out of my pocket.
In a general sense, I think it's good to pay for any software that earns me, also, what better way to encourage developers?
No, I would not pay. Why? Because I don't use eOS and also, after I found out what the elementary team did to users who had pre-ordered eOS Jupiter CDs, less than less.
Now, would you pay for your favorite distro? Of course, not even thinking about it. It would pay for the project and its active development to be maintained, as elav says, or it would collaborate by buying merchandising from the distribution. That's why I'm going to buy a mug with the win xp logo right now! XD… Bye
Well yes, I would even willingly pay more, not much more. But I want something that works well. The problem is that many applications have not worked well for me in the past when emulating them for Windows. Now for a majority it will not be necessary as they are administrative and cloud applications that run on a web page. therefore 10 is enough for that. A pc without HDD or usb can be a blessing
It's a suggested donation, in fact I think Ubuntu makes a slightly more blatant suggestion by saying (in English) "How much do you think Ubuntu is worth?" And when selecting the free download option (at the bottom of the page) the answer to this question is «Nothing. Give me Ubuntu for free ». You are basically telling the user that he regards Ubuntu as petty or that the user is taking something that he should pay for. Not so with Elementary.
I donated to Elementary and would do it again. Although when eOS was born I thought it should be a desktop environment or at most a package for Gnome3 instead of just another distro, in the Luna beta it left me in awe. It recognized all the hardware in my laptop including my Galaxy S3 (MTP), in Debian you have to juggle to get the phone mounted. The only problem I had was that doing apt-get dist-update changed the lsb-release to Precise Pangolin and prevented me from installing PPAs, which are very necessary in eOS.
But I insist, elementary has put a new paradigm, not only concerned with the code, but with aesthetics. I just hope they give their own spin and that it doesn't look just like a Mac copy. (Although putting the Plank dock to the left and changing the fonts to Aller, the feel is already very different)
Greetings.
More than paying, I would rather donate.
If it offered something attractive to me, without hesitation I would contribute the 10 dollars. I mean, despite being ubuntu at the end of the day, a lot of work has been done by the eOS team to offer something different and stable: slingshot, plank, pantheon files, etc ... etc ... It's not like they've taken ubuntu and just put it on a different wallpaper, a couple of apps and a little house like many other "distros"
I do. I do not finish EOs, but I am seriously considering paying for the next linux distro that I download, even if it is a symbolic amount. The question is as simple as it is clear. We always go around complaining that in Linux things are not going well ... and we forget that -in most cases- we download distros made for the love of art, and without any benefit for its developers. Recently I have started to be on the other side, that of producer, not consumer, and the truth is that your vision changes when you see that you start doing things, dedicating hours and effort, so that people take it for free later ... like no. eye! I'm not talking about proprietary software, but about recognizing the effort of the other who puts a tool at your disposal. In short, if we want things to be better, in the end you have to scratch your pocket, or at least not complain if what you consume is infested with advertising.
Seeing the development of the distro ... If I would pay for it ... Many say that for the download no, but I really think that the download helps to realize that there is the possibility of donating or paying for the distro ... I think the purpose is not to pay for the download or the distro itself, but to pay or donate so that the project grows .. A few days ago I have been testing Elementary Os and I can say that it is on the right track and although to some it seems that everything is already done I think that the integration that has in itself this distro is unique .. Things that other distros do not offer as standard.
I donate the same amount annually to my favorite distro 😀 also some applications, wikipedia and fansub is a form of support; I will continue to do so while it is possible in Venezuela that every hour things are more difficult TT
The truth is I see it well. Radiohead did the same with their album In Rainbows and nobody said anything and they made more than with their dam. I see it as support for projects that you like. I donated and don't even use eOS. I donated because I like the initiative of the project and because I believe that aesthetically it is the most careful distro of all.
If I had to pay, I would give to distros that are more important to the Linux world, such as Debian. I would also donate to Apache and the FSF.
I think that those of us who use Linux as the main system should donate to a project or if in our possibilities it is to the projects that we use the most 🙂
We don't use linux because it is free and no cracks?
Hahahahahaha
Yes, I would pay, as I would also pay for Mint, Xubuntu, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, and so many other distros that I like.
Now, what problem do some have with the LTS versions? Why so much rejection?
Problem with LTS none, simply that there are users who only see an LTS for production environments, servers and others, but for a PC for personal use, of course not ... 😉
For those who actively use eOS, I think it is a good idea to collaborate financially with the project, the ideal would be for all of us to have the culture of donating, but since most of us do not have it, I think the initiative to collect is very successful, since eOS developers also have a life and it is only fair that their work is profitable for them as their project is 100% free software.
On the other hand, the fact that it is based on Ubuntu 12.04 does not imply that it is outdated, since at the kernel and driver level at this time you can update in a stable and safe way to Raring Ringtail technology, as follows:
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-raring xserver-xorg-lts-raring libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-raring
And as of January 2014 it will be possible to update to Saucy's technology, so if you require more information you can consult this link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
On the other hand at the application level, for that we have the PPA's
Being a happy and content eOS user, I would pay and above all to feel that I am putting a grain of sand to the project.
I, like you, would pay together for the project and the idea, because it is worth it. But not 10 dollars, if not more or, perhaps, less. Certain things cannot be valued through the prism of vile metal. Because ideas are neither bought nor sold. Or in other words, when one thing is worth it, it is shared with the rest, that is, it is given away. You are comfortable with Arch and Kde. I am convinced that it has not cost you a penny
A few days ago I saw the download link with that and it seemed somewhat aggressive for the standard "free for all" that we are used to in free software, but it is not a bad thing at all, they are not breaking the law or anything, they use software free and they free it free, free even to sell it.
This should happen more often, many projects have no way of receiving money, it is like they get used to not having funds.
Considering Ubuntu also asks for donations and they are based on Ubuntu, are they going to redirect a small percentage of what they receive to Ubuntu? It gives me no.
And I already know that Ubuntu has a company behind it and eOS does not, but eOS has not given Debian anything (which is the distro that I currently use together with CentOS) and Ubuntu has given it like a thousand packages, including Steam.
It seems to me that they do not give a ball to the community, they do not have a forum to discuss and comment.
Not to mention that the code is "free" and when PearOS used wingpanel or something else they were branded as thieves ...
For which I would not pay.
Wingpanel code is not free? good being that way, I think about it then ...
Yes it is, but when Pear tried to use it, the Elementary guys just called them thieves and copycats (irony, they weren't copying Mac?
Hypocrisy? Where?!
I would pay (much more) if it came in physical format, with the packages on several discs, as Suse and Debian came before. Support and repositories are not forever, and there is always someone who is interested in Linux, but does not have or is poor internet connection.
I would download it for free, and pay in a later download.
For the only distros that I would pay (rather donate) to continue their development would be Mint and Manjaro, the only two that I have come to use full.
Pay for elementary? no, for the simple reason that in Elementary, which is a customized ubuntu, that does not require much work when you dedicate yourself to this sector, they have made their modifications and others but the base and great work has made it canonical with Ubuntu, which in its great They owe part of it to Debian, so I don't see the point of putting a price, another thing would be that they ask for donations, but they are repeating the same model as Ubuntu, when you go to download it from the web initially it asks you the same 10 $, the case is that if you don't realize it, you think you have to pay, that's why I don't like it, because it's almost like fooling people who don't know in case.
however a part of that money is donated to Debian and another part to them for their work I see it more fair.
I would pay for something other than eOS, like Debian and Fedora to have the dvd cover, manual, smell new etc ... or yes.
https://www.osdisc.com/
Well I would pay if they only sold the Debian DVD1 both 32 bit and 64 bit.
https://www.osdisc.com/products/linux/debian/debian-live-70-kde-install-live-dvd-pc.html
It may be, but as it says there, it comes with KDE. Could it be that it is a typing or data error? As far as I know, the Debian DVD1 comes with 4 desktop environments.
It is not yet such a complete system as to pay ... for it.
I think they should get a DE better than a based on a distro, it seems more logical and practical, example. They port their DE to Archlinux, debian, fedora etc ... they earn more market and possible profits, then they receive donations or finally for new qualities so they are based on them, no example you prefer to do this we need money as a kickstarter. People would pay and you would not be obligated. From the fact of downloading, that they charge you is ugly, they should have a message you want to donate before downloading no or yes and then they send you to the place. Not that they charge you first and you have to search to download in case Ubuntu does it and I don't like it at all.
It would pay only in two cases.
That they develop something unique and strong, like Linux Mint with Cinammon, where my money goes to contributions to the GNU / Linux community
That a DVD with its box and all the things, installation manual and that, came to my house. Since this serves to evangelize non-linuxers.
Of course I would pay, unfortunately most think that you have to pay until the product is finished and how will a project be able to maintain itself if there are no resources, if you use a product you have to contribute to it, either monetarily, coding or translating .
I would pay up to 100 dollars for a distro, as long as it is one of the mother distros - Debian, Arch, Redhat ... etc ... money that would logically go to the development of the distro with the consequent benefit for one.
that is, pay for arch + kde, debian + kde or both with xfce .. since they are already of high quality ... with more money .. not even think how they would be ...
With regard to desktops, it would contribute in the same way if it is about desktops that take into account the linux user and not that adopt an egocentric attitude and that make it difficult to fork them .. in short, Gnome.
on the other hand, there should be a way to deposit money via a bank or something like that for which we do not have cards ...
finally I do not give a single one to eOS.
Pay for it, if I can clearly I would. First, you support a group of developers who do not depend on a large company; second, it made me go back to a distro that I didn't even want to see in paint and third, I'm a user of that distro and I love its interface (I hope it doesn't break like everything that is based on GTK). Cheers
Elav seems to me that your question should be reconsidered… if you ask me if I would pay for Elementary OS, my answer would be like many; NO, I would not pay. And I wouldn't pay for the simple fact that I don't use it.
Now, is it worth paying for eOS in case you decide to use it? YES.
Why do I say that your question should be rethought? Well, I would take it further and ask Would you pay to download your favorite GNU / Linux distro? I remember that some time ago a survey was conducted on Muy Linux and the vast majority said that they would not give a penny, the same way they conditioned their economic contribution to an added value to the download and a small part said that they would pay without conditions.
I don't know, but it seems very contradictory to me that a large majority proclaim that GNU / Linux distros are better than Windows but that very few agree to pay for them. And for the record, paying for them is not contrary to the famous freedoms ...
Yes, I totally agree. The thing is, I asked that question specifically because it is very clear to me that many of us, if I could, would pay for our favorite distribution. The point I wanted to get to was, would you pay for the development of something else, that does not directly benefit you you but if other users?
And it is that although right now I do not use GNOME, or GTK, or eOS, nothing takes away that a future if I do and if with a donation the project could be maintained so that when that future arrives, it can enjoy a beautiful and stable distribution Why not pay?
😉
Elav Dixit:
"Would you pay for the development of something else that does not directly benefit you but other users?"
Morally that would be the right thing to do, from my point of view.
I would pay it so that the development of a project benefits others in the same way. To tell the truth, several Spanish-speaking Linux users are stingy reverend when it comes to contributing financially to a free software project.
For my part, if I manage to stabilize my economy, it may be that I donate to both eOS and other projects, but in itself, I prefer that I volunteer before being forced to do so before downloading.
Not me, first I help myself, then my close ones and if possible, others.
Question of opinion.
Now, the irony is that the answer is also poorly formulated, since I see the eOS strategy as giving you a "mandatory" donation, but for many who do not have a credit card, it is really a shame to have to pay by that means . Maybe giving my money through Western Union would be a feasible solution, but how to do any online transaction with plastic has become fashionable ...
If you were willing to pay for eOS ... Well, it may be, but at the moment, not for financial reasons and because you are not paying, you are donating. You are receiving practically nothing in return, you are only receiving the ISO that you can practically download without paying. If I was really paying for eOS, they would have notified me that they were going to give me a DVD containing the eOS in both 32 and 64 bits (as is the case with Slackware and their store).
The truth is that I would be willing to give my Nuevo Sol cents (the national currency of Peru) for that system. However, what eOS is doing is forcing you to donate, which you can perfectly do on a voluntary basis. For my part, I would be donating to Wikipedia, the Debian project, Slackware, CentOS and eOS. But if they force me to do it before donating it, I prefer not to.
"Many users are happy with eOS, how it looks and how it works."
I am one of them ..
I feel super good with eOS
My answer is a resounding NO, if I had the 10 dollars I would prefer to donate it to the Debian project or even to Kde.
eOS may be liked by many users, and that they consider that it has a good aspect and some other application of its own, but in general it is still an ubuntu with gnome shell (although they call it pantheon). And if we are talking about paying for Gnu / Linux (no donations, but mandatory payment) I would prefer to do it for Debian DVDs, Suse / Opensuse and even Fedora.
I would only pay for Debian KDE, which is rock solid and lightning fast
ElementaryOS is a TUNED distro with Ubuntu packages that Debian develops. So 10 bucks for a tune is a robbery. That money should go to Debian and to gnome or KDE.
of course of course, the tuning is done alone, and the ground too, nothing ... a couple of clicks, anyone could ...
the skinny guy who installs that distro because he doesn't know how to tune a Debian would have to go back to windows
Obviously you have no fucking idea what you're talking about, do you? Check out the technologies developed especially for eOS and you will realize that little - very little - shares with Debian.
In fact, the worst thing that eOS has is its relationship with lesbian ...
is that in reality the question is poorly posed, it should not be if you would pay for eOS. It should be, would they donate money to the project? and I would
If they had been based on debian testing, instead of ubuntu, and had worked more on the applications… it could.
I wouldn't pay for eOS, but for my distro I would. Now I plan to move the Debian I had and put Manjaro and an Arch out there (I am very comfortable with these distros).
I would donate for the distros and projects that I know contribute a lot and other communities would benefit from there as well as the ones I use and like; like Debian, KDE, VLC, Firefox, Xfce, Manjaro, Arch, Ubuntu, etc.
It may not be the best, but honestly it is a distro that has made me happy since the day I installed it, it has served me for all my needs as a programmer and why not other things, it also has a very nice and simple graphical environment.
I certainly would not pay for it, I would support the project with a donation of at least 10 dollars plus pay for download nah.
No, because I feel that it does not offer anything interesting beyond its "OSX" look, it does not have that differentiator from other Linux distributions
We all like that everything is "free and free" it costs a lot to develop and maintain a distro and this must be valued.
It is often said that "it is well born to be grateful"; I am delighted with Linux Mint and a few weeks ago I paid them € 10 via Paypal. It seems like a ridiculous amount for having a great operating system and I have in mind to make regular donations because I think it is up to the users to participate by contributing what we can to help maintain the projects.
But it is also true that I prefer to see a "Donate" button to see the system they use in elementaryOS.
Exact! In fact, this is also what the magic of Free Software is all about: users who value all the enormous work behind each software package do not think twice about donating for them * more than their proprietary counterpart * is worth.
In my case, the pending donation to Arch, which has served me directly for 5 years and continues to do so today through Chakra, will surely be at least equal to a proprietary inoperative system license.
Now, Mint, Arch or Chakra are 'just' one more package made up of tens of hundreds of atomized software packages, so we do not disband so much because if it is to donate, there are many projects to which we should give something in return!
That is why although money is welcome because it pays the bills - and beer and coffee, so necessary for coding marathons - sometimes it is better to make micro-donations to different projects and thus demonstrate our support for the work of the respective programmer monkeys.
I use it, I recommend it and I made the donation of 10 dollars.
If I would pay, elementary os is my favorite distro and does not cause me problems.
Good morning everyone 😀
I want to ask you, if there is a list of Laptops, Netbooks, etc. eOS compatible
since I have a hp g42 laptop that has problems with the video card but that is already a matter of configuration I suppose.
so that question arose, I lenovo with eOS moon according to the video but there is any other model, brand that they recommend me according to their experiences?
Thank you.
We will see in 25 years when the next version comes out haha… it's very good but they release a version every 15 years.
If they do something great that is worthwhile, something that stands out. Of course, why not, and not only to them but to any other project.