Sometime on Dec 31, Manoj Ovhal assembled some asciibets to say:
Around three years back I was using Linux as a router for one cyber cafe in Goa,
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- I got many problems while configuring it as I was also very much
new in Linux at that time. I couldnt get help from anywhere in Goa.(I
congratulations to you for trying, it makes a good start, but any service started must be followed up continuously to boost client confidence.
It is easier to get a client the first time, than to get him the second time after his first attempt has failed. In all situations, I suggest that no one use the terms "linux", "opensource", "Free software" or the like when selling a service.
If someone asks you for a solution that does XYZ, you provide him a solution to do XYZ. What technology you use for that is your business, he doesn't need to know.
If someone asks you to install ABC, then you tell him that you can do that, but you can also provide him a solution that does exactly what ABC does but at half the cost, and you install the Free equivalents of that.
Philip