On Thu, 2010-12-30 at 13:50 +0530, Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > > remind me never to purchase from you ;-) Jokes aside, what you are > > trying to say is this: I write software for someone who pays me for > it. > > Although I write it, since the developement is paid for by my > client, he > > has the copyright over it. He can decide to release it under any > > license, or to keep it proprietary. I do not have any rights over > the > > software. This is one way to make money (that is how I make a living > - > > although I do not charge Narendra) > > > > > It means, you are not getting money from selling FOSS. You are getting > money > from selling your software to some customer who completely own your > software. I too do sometimes but what is the difference between a > developer > sitting in a proprietary firm who produce non-free software and you. > Both are getting paid for writing code which other own. In your case, > the > customer, in other case, the company.
my business model is to tell the customer that if he develops his software in a public repository as open source, he is likely to get outside developers also who will work for free (if the software is any good). Then I and other free lancers get paid to develop the software under an open source license (usually BSD). If outside developers are interested, we sometimes pay them also for their contributions. As long as software is not the core business of the client, this model works. -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
