Consider open source this way: If you make good roads and highways free, you will see lots of auto business growing up !
--- In [email protected], Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
