do read the list archives for understanding the business end
of FOSS.
I will thanks..
But just for u
- Building on (using) other peoples work requires u to compensate
them either in cash or in kind (code, bug reports etc)
I totally agree
- Keeping any code built for internal use (as permitted by the gpl)
results in a maintanence nightmare that quickly dissipates any initial advantage you may have gained eg M$ IE and TCP stack (both picked from FOSS projects). If M$ does not stand a chance u are doomed before u start.
- closed source fallaciously presumes that only u have all the bright
ideas - in reality quite the opposite. so you are shutting off all the other brilliant people from contributing to your code.
- If your code is so shallow that copying and distributing by college
kids is going to put you on the streets, u are better off searching for the best street corner than running a business.
I don't agree, no point in disparaging the code. Simply put, i make X to sell them. But my is intangible! so it can easily be replicated by C-x, C-v.
I dont care if college kids use it if they are not my customer, but why screw up my business model becasue these college kids might just hand it over to soene with enough money and resources to screw me up.
not ideals, just bad for business!
Sachin G.