> Would you pay for commercial software for Linux?  Ie: Say, games,
> productivity applications, etc?

No.  It defeats teh purpose.  Rewaqrding someone for 'license' fees is not 
a good thing.  However, I have regularly written checks to companies that 
produce free software independent of a 'license'.  I have for example 
bought a redhat boxed set.

I.e. I will pay money for commercial grade 'free software', but i will not 
pay money for ANY non-free software.

> > If so, why does it seem that most linux commercial software ventures
> fail? 

They dont understand our community.  Our community is not about 'leasing 
the privelege of using a vendors software'.  Until the vendors understand 
that they will not make money selling leases to closed software on an 
open/free platform.

-Derek