Alex,
Point taken, but I not talking about some enormous enterprise
OS/networking/DB system. but more of a small (able to be developed my
myself and a friend or 2) application. Perhaps an accounting app, dr
office software, or warehouse inventory controller. if a programmer can
sell 10,000 for $20 each. they would be doing pretty well, instead of
someone just downloading it and you see nothing for your work. I feel that
the interface of your product mean more than the code. If someone wants to
develope an automatic order system to work with your warehouse controller
then it is more important that they have a way to interact with the
generated date than it is to have the code. but most small businesses
don't need a huge generic DB, and possibly would be more inclined to buy a
small specialized product. Why would they buy the cow if they can get the
milk for free?
Aaron
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> Geir,
>
> I appreciate the intelligent response. I have a
> question though, what
> happens when you pour your heart and soul into building a
> product, and make
> it so user friendly that not many people need support? Now
> your product is
> open source and everyone is getting it for free so nobody is
> buying you
> 'commercial' version and you can't sell enough support to
> earn a living?
If you have the ability to do such a feat, you will be worshipped. You will
be able to earn a living just by giving lectures. Write a book about
software development, and you will have enough royalties for the rest of
your life.
And with a little luck, Microsoft will make you an offer you can't
refuse...
Make a crippled port of their software to BSD!
Un saludo,
Alex.
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