ot-no free lunch

[teddy mills]

There is the idea of No Free Lunch.

That basically means as I understand it, anything that is free, or you
dont have to work for it, has no or very little value to you.

If you have 10 computers, getting or giving up a computer means very
little to you. The DATA on the computer may mean a LOT to you because
YOU HAD TO WORK, perhaps a lot, to get that DATA. 

A video store owner cares nothing about renting movies. He or she is
sick of movies. He/she would rather read a good book.

Think of anything you have a lot of, or can get for free. Books at the
library I dont care about. I can get them anytime! I care about them
when they are on hold for me, because I went to the effort of searching,
and then waiting, and making the trip to get the book on hold. I had to
invest some work, even though the book itself was free.

This is what Linux is having a problem with the human reward/value
system.

Is there a way to make people "invest" some time and effort so they can
get their "book (ie. linux) for free, but now assign a great deal of
value to it? *much like getting a free library book thats on hold ?)

We can download and install almost 300 different versions of Linux. For
the cost of some time, and about $1 in CDs. 

You can give someone a deck of cards, but you cannot force them to be
the Poker World Champion. They have to want to become the World poker
champ. Same thing with Linux too, I think. The distros are there, but
the intrinsic value of Linux must originate from that person. 
  
my 2 cents.














 

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