[Gta04-owner] Invitation to indicate interest in next batch of GTA04A5 boards

[Sven Dyroff]

> Also since a project is libre i thing that means a device that gives you 
more
> freedom to do more things and learn more things and that initially and 
by
> core-principles you appeal firstly to libre-community to DIY-people to
> education-oriented people and tech-expiernced user.  So they should get 
the
> message that they can have fun with that device (as soon as they price 
drops!)
> :-)
>
> As far as the price :
> I think the crowd-funding approach should have a try.(less ambitious and
> interesting projects collect 100K and more).

+1

Taking into consideration all previous discussions, it's likely that this 
should be a good approach.

a) Non-Openmoko-experienced people usually want a complete phone that is 
ready for take away. They want to switch it on and have a first successful 
phone call *before* they start experiencing the freedom of being able to 
modify everything.

b) Ordinary people take one look at the GTA04, see the "cheap" plastic 
case with its hand-drilled hole for the camera instead of a professional 
glittering chrome-plated one and at once decide that this whole device 
must be cheap. Nearly no more chance to convince them that this valuation 
is completely wrong.

c) GD has proven that they can make a good free phone, even that they can 
make it very well. So no reason for false modesty! Don't try to collect 
10K. Try to collect 100K. Produce as many GTA04A5 with that money as 
possible, so that the price for the *complete* phone can be let's say 
280EUR.

d) One thing GD needs yet to learn is how to design a homepage that is 
able to sell all these GTA04A5 to the public. Sorry when telling this so 
freely, but under friends it's necessary to tell it: The current homepage 
is a mess.

Best regards
   Sven

 
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