Matt, On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Matt Mahoney <mattmahone...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Steve Richfield > <steve.richfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I suspect that you could be doing the same, so that you and the other > contributors could make some money from your developments. After all, what > is the value of "open source" to those who don't participate? Nothing. > However, you must sacrifice the entire value of your efforts to feed them > nothing. > > The value of open source is promoting your skills. As a result of > writing data compression software and giving it away, I work at home > and get paid over 10 times what I need, doing essentially my hobby. > Oh, I didn't realize your goal was to remain a lowly programmer earning an income that is NOT sufficient to fund your dreams. My approach also leads to selling my own skills. Any sales of IP will probably include my own efforts to make it work for the purchaser. However, in addition to a gigantic up-front payment, I would probably be paid the pay of an entire roomful of programmers, like you seek to be. You aren't even giving away your efforts, but are throwing them away, by going "open source" in a world that isn't even ready to run with what you create. Steve ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
