“Today, I have the choice of several commercial Linux products
and services. When making a buying decision, I have a set of
questions I ask before I purchase or recommend a Linux product or
service:
“Does the company contribute code to the free software/open
source community? Does the company contribute hardware to free
software/open source projects? Does the company make financial
contributions to not-for-profit Linux organizations?”
“If you are a new Linux user or considering becoming one, I
would encourage you to ask such questions too.”
“It seems everybody is getting on the Linux bandwagon. We,
the Linux community, would like these businesses to be responsible
by contributing to Linux in different ways. But not all of them may
choose to do so.”