Simon, I think you are confusing two issues, or I misunderstood what you said.
Just because you develop software on Linux, does *not* mean your software has to be open source too. Linux is a wonderful development platform as you have compilers and interpreters for virtually any language, all open source or otherwise free. You can still earn money by developing open source software. The majority of software we develop in the industry are custom made for a specific client or situation. If you think a little, you will see that the customer actually does not pay you to write the software in most cases. He pays you to solve his problem. e.g. if you can maintain his inventory and generate all the reports he wants with a black box, he'll be happy to give you the money. So even if you give him your inventory software's source code, he'll still need you to customize it, advise him on his business processes and maintain the code. You don't need to do these for free :) Lastly, open source is not a good model for all types of software. I think most custom software falls in this category. -- Mojahed On 12/19/05, simon2000bd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello everyone, > I m new in this group. As a cse student I m interested in software > devlpmnt. > In our country, its necessary for all to use open source OS. As Linux > is open source, then how could software devlopers in BD make money by > devloping softwares in LINUX and making it open to all ? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/hYOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe send a blank mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bdlug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
