On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 12:58 +0100, Robin Gareus wrote: > great goodness of heart and an ex-employer who lets you "keep the keys" > - minimizing unnecessary accessories (shaving-kit, vacuum-cleaner, etc) > helps a lot ;-)
yes. > open-source coding is an Art not an Industry. - unless you want to sell > support or merchandise, I recommend to get similar funding as Artists. in this case, there is only a place for linux and open source in the "hobbyist segment", as steve ballmer put it. if open source can not be turned into a business case, the idea will not catch on. once linux goes popular, commercial vendors will move their closed apps to linux - and we'll have our nice little open source world swamped with black boxes. look at energyxt, vmware, skype and others. with a business case however, i could prove that open source is not only a good choice on the ethical, but also on the monetary side. besides that open source proves to sustain itself - like a compiler that can compile itself. > Alas, most open-source code is [considered] craftsmanship not Art and it > sells as such. - now compare it to music-business: it's a pitiful career > unless (and even) if you're at the TOP; - ..usual exceptions.. please explain. i can't follow you. > a "donation" button to sell improvement-on-request seems the best > option. either it's a donation or a service. a donation is never associated with any service in return. > If you get annoyed/broke: show it: > donation-progress-splash-screen, change the default-app background to a > picture of your fridge if a user has not made a donation for a month, > etc... i do not want to implement features which the user does not benefit from. > > There is no dependency between you and your users, meaning that the > > choices you make might not necessarily be choices embraced by the > > community. Again, there is no contract, just a requirement of > > trust. > > that's a feature not e bug :) - I did not yet read your BLOG - but maybe > you're looking for a shareware-license instead of GPL. no. i am fond of open source, but i want a business case, for reasons mentioned above. > Is this an issue that the linux-audio-consortion could address? > -> set up a foundation to pay developers on project basis. > (much like sourceforge donations - but first we need a wiki, blog, forum > and project-MS :) ) i think this problem applies to gpl-licenced consumer-oriented software in general. > PS. facts-from-a-parallel-universe: Vincent cut off his ear after 3days > of debugging his rendering code. ... with msvc. -- Leonard Ritter -- Freelance Art & Logic -- http://www.leonard-ritter.com
