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Having said that, they are selling a pre set up XBMC machine with a lot of stuff people ask on here already set for you. Also you didn't factor in the WiFi device for the cost, plus the time to set it up.
This is of course a legitimate thing to do with GPL software, as long as you comply with the license.
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Hahaha, that's borderline scamming.
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True, but there is no rule against getting people to pay you for setting up an open source system.
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Oh, I'm not disputing that they are free to do this. It's just that it seems ironic that they advertise this as a turn-key, trouble-free system that was developed by this genius computer dude for the benefit of mankind, but as soon as their customers run in trouble, they'll pawn them off to the forums here.
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Red Hat are basically selling support licences, and in most case they're worth every penny - I hardly think this Kickstarter project is worthy of such comparison, as I highly doubt Picotec will be debugging kernel faults and submitting upstream patches.
I do agree there is a place for preconfigured XBMC hardware, but downloading open source software to a memory stick and putting a Pi in a case doesn't justify the kind of markup they are charging, particularly when it's dressed up as being largely their own creation - where is the credit to all the organisations that have made what they are selling possible? And will they have a support forum? It seems to me they're taking advantage of peoples ignorance, and will most likely point them here whenever there is a problem beyond a badly formatted SD card or a Pi that is dead on arrival.
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As far as cost goes, what is the total of those components?
Rpi
Case
Power supply
SD card
wifi dongle
HDMI cable.
I could price it in my local currency, but I don't know much about UK suppliers to get the GBP alternatives.
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