Hi, Thank you for all your comments and suggestions. :|
i'll conway this message to my client. Regards, Praveen Gunasekara On 8/23/08, Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Laconica-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.laconi.ca/mailman/listinfo/laconica-dev
