[oi-dev] OpenSXCE: To live or to die

[Alasdair Lumsden]

Hi Martin,

If you make something for free, nobody is obliged to use it, nor pay you
for it.

These rants do nothing to help your cause. I congratulate you on the effort
you have gone to make this, but you have to learn to market it to users.
What are the advantages? Why should people use it?

You need a flashy website, and you need to build a user community. But
crazy rants will scare people away.

Personally, I don't like SVR4 packaging so it's not something I would use.
But there are a lot of SVR4 fans, so perhaps you should focus on that.

Regards,

Alasdair


On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Martin Bochnig <martin at martux.org> wrote:

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>    1. *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341657908557271040>
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>    FREETARDS
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341657908557271040>
>     2.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341657870779170816>
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>    This is ALL I got since January when the 550 $ came from individual
>    private donors, summed together. And that all is ever EVER got s. 2009
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341657870779170816>
>     3.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341657081092395010>
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>    Although I even integrated a donation link: On May 8th 5EUR and 50$
>    and 65$ Yesterday 30EUR. And some kind soul sent me another 50EUR in May
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341657081092395010>
>     4.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655528495267840>
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>    Let them eat cake!!!
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655528495267840>
>     5.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655384353812480>
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>    Olga is 1500 kilometers away and I have no money to visit her, not to
>    speak live with her. Cake! How does that taste??
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655384353812480>
>       -  *Reply* <https://twitter.com/martinbochnig#>
>       -  *Retweet* <https://twitter.com/martinbochnig#>
>       -  *Favorite* <https://twitter.com/martinbochnig#>
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>            1:39 PM - 3 Jun 13 · Details<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655384353812480>
>      6.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655292628586496>
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>    Some cake pls., only have dry old bread w/o anything here. I needed to
>    switch off my fridge to save electricity. No joke.
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655292628586496>
>     7.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655187796148225>
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>    Folks pay for every SHIT. Even if they go to the Restaurant toilet.
>    Why not for somebody like me who has donated much of his LIFE ????????
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>     8.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655102173626368>
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>    BECAUSE SORRY BUT I ALSO NEED TO EAT
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655102173626368>
>     9.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655013409574915>
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>    I did enough in advance. Now its their turn. If they refuse, then
>    OpenSXCE may stay binary only and fill the SPARC niche in a commercially.
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341655013409574915>
>     10.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341654750053400576>
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>    If Illumos likes us, they should be willing to do at least SOMEthing.
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>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341654750053400576>
>     11.   [image: Martin Bochnig] *Martin Bochnig* @*MartinBochnig*
>    <https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig> 2h<https://twitter.com/MartinBochnig/status/341654715823685632>
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>    How to build stuff or packages? As long as no sponsor helps us, maybe
>    I never release ANY src.
>
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