On Dec 24, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan wrote: > Greetings, > > We see a lot of professionals and SMBs who are member of this list. > > I was wondering if we all can form a sort of service network of > professional for various solutions using open/mixed source.
Mixed source? What's that? > Any person/organisation with skills/knowledge on > FLOSS/Hweterogenous/Others can be a member. > > We cannot ignore the "other"/"Proprietery" completely as they are > entrenched in the various verticals. But you see, that is the mission of this list here. To remove those entrenched and put FLOSS everywhere. Why do you think the list should help you? > Please bear with me. I have dedicated last five years of my bread and > butter earning career to FLOSS solutions but have difficulty in > gaining traction in the enterprises working alone. I've spent more than a decade. I am sure others have spent more. What is the point? > Of course there are commercials involved. Which can be discussed > threadbare. Perhaps another list for that. Commercials make sense if you are selling a standard widget. When you indulge in providing services, which is how most of us like to work with FLOSS; commercials become parts of contracts. Why would a list be interested in contracts between two private parties? > I was having a "Single window Solutions" in mind wherein the > members/prospective customers can pick and choose services they want. Hire experts. Start a company. Market and provide services. The model has succeeded. > Soliciting opinions from the esteemed members of this list. I don't know if I am esteemed, but I do hope that the others have their Christmas cheer on before replying. Cheers, Amol Hatwar -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
