Hey
You guys are really missing the point..my prediction..within 10 years all
software will be free
Reasons
1/ The internet has opened up a huge market and a global pool of
programmers..some who work for the love of it
2/ Tools to produce software are becoming better..
3/ Real returns on software are plummeting - more complexity - less
return..the cost of 'protecting' your code
may be higher than the return you get from selling it. My maxim..we are not
selling software but buying future liabilities
Therefore you have to open your code to protect it
4/ There are real benefits to be gained from open source
The solution - write open source software..become the Linus of your market
and enjoy the fruits of
community
some products to watch for
PostgreSQL - Performance and Rate of dev is frightening
VB Script Engine - required so Linux users can get viruses
Zope - Makes OO Web Dev easy
Python - The best structured script lang
.....
TTFN
Neven
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