On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> A 'non-profit' person/organization will ask 'How can I be of
> assistance?'; a 'for-profit'
> person/organization will ask 'Can you pay for my time and effort?'
I believe you got this wrong.
"Non-profit" entity will ask 'How can I be of assistance? - will we be able to
assist with available resources, or will you be able to contribute?'
while 'for-profit entities' will ask: 'how much can we squeeze out of this
one ?'
The difference is that one attempts to work for the greater good (but not
necessarily sacrifice itself in that process, even FOSS developers have to
eat), while the other attempts to maximise profit for itself (and solely for
itself) *regardless* whether this is at cost to others or not.
It's Symbiosis vs Parasitism. Fairness vs Abuse.
Horst
--
Ooh, mommy, mommy, what I have now doesn't work in this extremely
unlikely circumstance, so I'll just throw it away and write something
completely new.
-- Linus Torvalds
