On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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. > Thanks ! Indeed a good model. :) Also we got the reason of BSD affection :) -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
