Not sure if I was supposed to laugh so much as I read this, but it's been a long day. :)
Pete Aldon Hynes wrote: > Praveen, > > I would suggest to your client that the only way to have a product > which the public can't figure out the technology being used is to write > your own proprietary code. You should start off by writing your own > webserver, because if you use Apache based servers or Microsoft based > servers, people can figure out the type of the server and plenty of > other information. > > If they write their own server, they can probably get away without > having to write their own operating system and their own programming > languages. However, using a system like Laconi.ca (or Drupal or > Wordpress, or many other systems) can normally be figured out whatever > web server is being used. So, he will need to build his own system on > top of building his own operating system. > > Of course, all of that will put him at an competitive disadvantage. > Someone else will come along and say, gee, this is just another > microblogging system, and I could build my own, much cheaper simply by > using Laconi.ca. The competitor will end up eating your clients > business and your client will have wasted lots of money. > > So, if you have a client that wants to go that route and has adequate > funding and you are unscrupulous, go for it. Milk it for all that it is > worth, but make sure you are paid in cash, and not in stock, because the > stock will probably be worthless before you know it. > > However, if you want a job with longevity and at the same time an > opportunity to make computing better, try to get your client to publicly > use open source software > > Just my random thoughts on the idea. > > Aldon > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of *Praveen Gunasekara > *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2008 4:30 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Laconica-dev] have anyone yet thought about > releasing laconicaunder a commercial license > > Hi, > > what I'm worried is also exactly the same. because we need to launch > a product which is closed source. and our client doesn't want the > public to know the technology we are using. so that why i thought > that having a commercial license where we can modify the code to > match unique business processes will be great. because re-inventing > the wheel should be the last option in development. > > Regards, > > Praveen > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ Laconica-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.laconi.ca/mailman/listinfo/laconica-dev
