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if you don't pay for a product, you are the product.
by endlessvoid94 14y ago
if you don't pay for a product, you are the product.
- endianswap 14y agoI hear this all the time but I don't agree with it. For example, am I "the product" because I don't pay for Ubuntu when I install it on my servers?
- Animus7 14y agoYes, it could be argued. You're the product because FOSS developers make money almost exclusively through consulting and support. By using Ubuntu you're putting yourself into that pool. So you could think of Linux distros as a means of producing support customers, and I don't think that's too far removed from reality.