From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 17 22:54:14 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77ED7106566B for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:54:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from code@apotheon.net) Received: from oproxy1-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy1.bluehost.com [IPv6:2605:dc00:100:2::a1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 39A2E8FC08 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:54:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 14543 invoked by uid 0); 17 Jun 2012 22:54:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by oproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; 17 Jun 2012 22:54:13 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.net; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=ViJ1ZRX6zclbATAGui1mRa1P0+9h352Ty/pJNcYHurk=; b=oS6cjsRREjnbGOxDTvCnkxdioWmfO7OrdyIb8C/idabiRMmLH9JVlT38QWz/Gd4ESWHz8z89HhZbV12aa4nRuuwezSmRO9N/18xTBRoP+tlGHXgscESPxfAsBN9SBwpv; Received: from [24.8.180.234] (port=61557 helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SgOMH-0004CI-Di for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:54:13 -0600 Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:54:13 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120617225412.GA30348@hemlock.hydra> References: <20120615130839.2bbb9d51@scorpio> <4FDBA4E7.40209@gmail.com> <20120617004155.73a59dbc@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <20120617080351.52f82acf@scorpio> <20445.52450.674456.555306@jerusalem.litteratus.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20445.52450.674456.555306@jerusalem.litteratus.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with code@apotheon.net} Subject: Re: Skype 4.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:54:14 -0000 On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 08:26:10AM -0400, Robert Huff wrote: > > Jerry writes: > > > From a purely business point of view, to jettison a user base, > > even if it does generate a $0 ROI, is not a wise decision if that > > base does not require extensive investments to keep pacified. > > ... and that depends on your definition of "extensive > investments". > A better case might be that Linux users are more likely to be > choosing technology others will use, and keeping them familiar and > happy with your product line is a indirect and fairly cheap form of > marketing. This pretty much applies to anything that relies on network effects to maintain userbase -- stuff that is only useful if other people are using it too, that is. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]