On Saturday 06 Nov 2010 07:42:48 David Nelson wrote: > Hi, :-) > > <butt> > I think it's a pity that TDF isn't planning to work up a revenue > stream like paid technical support, in a Canonical style... I would > have imagined it could maybe win over more enterprise users, notably, > and could help finance the costs of running the project (which > voluntary contributions are currently not meeting, apparently). It > would be interesting to know why, if someone wanted to take time out > to explain... 0.2 cents. > </butt>
Simple business, TDF is a non profit. If it invoices for services it becomes a profit making enterprise which then opens a whole pile of tax issues and other legal compliances in a number of jurisdictions. Also to establish a world wide support network would cost money that the foundation doesn't have. However local enterprises building business off the back of the foundation's products and then contributing a small percentage of profit as a donation is a business model that can grow worldwide GL -- Graham Lauder, OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html OpenOffice.org Migration and training Consultant. INGOTs Assessor Trainer (International Grades in Open Technologies) www.theingots.org -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
