Linked by Michael Valentine on Mon 4th Apr 2005 11:50 UTC
I signed up to become a Lindows Insider (now
Linspire) back in February 2004, after giving Lindows 4.5 Developer Edition a try and walking away very impressed about how far Lindows had come. I was very hesitant plugging down $99.00 for something you could do free with most other Distros which I thought was beta testing and voicing your opinion, but figured I had nothing to lose since they offered a 100% Money Back Guarantee on the program.
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Unfortunately (and it may not be intentional on the author's part so AIA) the article reads like an infomercial so for me was difficult to read. More of an appeal to my emotion than any real substance.
The underlying gist seems to be the author loves Linspire and the insider program. I'm happy for him that he enjoys it. I'm not so sure what this means to me.
Other than social interaction with fellow linspire enthusiasts what real benefits does one get for this money? Alerts to (some but not all) new features a day or so before they're released to the public? Possibly a chance to have a say in the direction of the product? Secret clubs? What is the value-add? Love of a for-profit distro?
Again, I'm not trying to knock Linspire. I just think the author could be a little more clear.
I have participated in commercial betas in the past and have usually been rewarded with a free or reduced priced copy of the product or service or some other $$$ incentive. I don't remember ever having to pay for the priviledge with no clear ROI.
For OSS sw everyone who uses it are the beta-testers (though not everyone provides feedback!).
E.