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Like what https://sailmates.net/ is doing but in a more local setting for cheaper rates and less waiting.

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[โ€“] NaibofTabr 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Solve the end-user support problem. This is a non-starter if each shop also has to provide continuing support for every user that they've installed Linux for.

[โ€“] Sunshine@piefed.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Hey thatโ€™s a good business opportunity: expand the building to include a small customer support section and then hire contributors to add fixes to the codebase.