> Actually, it's a double-edged sword. Without putting GPL on the RTL, > I can't get enough community support, but many people who would buy > our products would shy away from them on the grounds that someone may > legally copy our design and put us out of business. A vendor need > staying power, and it's hard for them to have that when they "give > away" every detail.
Why would the possibility of a copycat product make customers shy away? They would then have a 2nd source. Having a 2nd source used to be considered a good thing, often considered essential. If copying a free/open design is such a slam-dunk business plan, why isn't Microsoft selling MS-Linux or MS-BSD ? _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
