[mythtv-users] Legality of selling MythTV and its Components?

[Brian Wood]

On May 2, 2006, at 1:44 PM, Brad Benson wrote:

> On 5/2/06, Allan Wilson <allanwilson at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is just my two cents but I know a lot of people with a lot of  
> money that are missing out on some of the great features that Myth  
> has because they are not savvy computer users. I think if you made  
> them aware of the potential pitfalls and what things they would  
> have to do to make the system work as expected and they understood  
> those risks then you would be performing a great service. It is a  
> free country, at least in the states, and they can choose not to  
> pay for the system if the benefits don't outweigh the risks.
>
> You know, you would think that would be the case.  But I think  
> you'd be surprised to find out how many people would tell you they  
> understand the potential pitfalls, etc and are fine with them when  
> they buy the system.  And then, when something happens to the  
> listing data, they come banging on your door asking/sueing for  
> their money back because the system doesn't work anymore.
>
> The majority of people these days seem to prefer bitching/moaning/ 
> sueing when something doesn't work as they think it should,  
> regardless of what they may have been told up front.  I would  
> certainly not base a business plan on the fact that people would  
> probably be okay with it if you explain the potential problems to  
> them before purchase.

And what happens when they re-sell the box to somebody else, or give  
it as a gift?

If you want to sell Linux/Myth based systems you better be ready to  
answer a lot of support calls, I suspect it would be your major expense.
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