> > * Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-12-15 03:42]: > > Schneider, Silvio wrote: > > > > > >>Business will never quite get the idea of giving away product or trade > > >> > > >secrets without having it be a loss leader. That's just business, > plain > > >and simple. > > > > > >So why then is asterisk open source? Think about it and rewire your > > >braincells. > > > Because the software is the loss-leader... > > Uh, huh. It sound like the high-school arguments against altrusim. > > Q) Why then would a person give their time and money to the poor? > A) To alliveate their own guilt, thus giving to charity is a purely > selfish act. > > Thus, my response is. > > The business case for open source was tacked on long after the fact. > If you ask most open source programmers why the source is open, > "loss-leader" is not on the tip of their tounge. > > Fine, an open business plan for retail Asterisk is a "loss-leader". > > I have a cunning plan. > > I'll leverage the mindshare of technical community and take my > upside on the synergisitic innovation that maximizes stakeholder > value in a win-win open partner scenario. > > Anyhoo.. > > http://engrm.com/wiki/Asterisk/Business_Plan >
This may help in your quest. http://www.experienced-people.co.uk/1016-sample-business-plan/ Good luck! Thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
