On Tuesday 25 Nov 2008, sivaji j.g wrote: > forward message from my friend . > > > Is Open Source Software a Race To Zero? > > gozunda writes "My company is an open source software > vendor/developer. We maintain a popular open source project and keep > ourselves afloat by producing commercial products derived from or > extending the value of the core project. Over time we've seen our > business model eroding as other open source projects produce free > versions of the same extensions and utilities that are our bread and > butter. Something that was worth $5K last year is suddenly worth $0 > because the free version is just as good as the paid. This same cycle
Did your friend get this from Slashdot? Came across similar lines in another blog <http://ct.techrepublic.com.com/clicks?t=72709271-908c1e7315fcfdf050a4eab841c4eafa-bf&brand=TECHREPUBLIC&s=5> A reference to the original article would have been the proper thing to do. -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
