On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Mohan Sundaram <[email protected]> wrote:
> One needs to deliver something to make money. If software is free, just > giving software does not deliver any value and this no business can be > transacted. > If free shows is used as a bar and deep knowledge of the software, domain > and integration is packaged and sold as training, configuration services, > customisation, integration with other packages, there is able money to be > made. > in both the above cases you are talking about software as a service , the point most of the youngsters miss is , there is no tangible direct benefit from the Free software you write in most of the cases , There is one very big intangible benefit which most of us ignore is the skill development in the process .This is what makes this person special who is valued in top dollars by thousands of companies across the world . This is a big market place in its own and will need a different thread to talk about . so to not to confuse much the first stop if youngsters can cater to this market place with skills , once they are employed and once there basic needs and necessities are taken care of then they can think of taking the next step towards whatever next big or whatever IMHO. -Satya Satyaakam.net <http://satyaakam.net/> | fossevents.in | fossacademy.org _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
