IMHO, Many Open Source Projects are supported by companies in a commercial manner (i.e, selling services and support related to the software). The software is Open Source and you can download the source and the binaries (if any), and you could go alone if you have the expertise required.
Some companies that use os software could want support and they'll pay for it, and for these reason it's good to have commercial support. > >The free version is not the opensource one. > >yes it is open source, but for $ 300 with complete support. Is > that okay ? The problem here is the first line. There's a free version that is not OS???. The normal way would be: "The software is OS and you would want complete support for $300. (But the last is not necesary)" This is the way I see it. Best, C. 2005/11/6, Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Imho OSFlash should be about open source, not about free tools for > everybody. We are developers after all, aren't we? > > r. > > > Robert Edgar wrote: > > > Aral, > > Well I guess open source doesn't mean it cant be commerical and reading your > > site you actually seem to state that > > > > "The primary focus of this site and community is open source, not free or > > commercial Flash tools and projects that are not open source." > > > > Seems to imply that it only matters that it is open source... > > > > Not saying that it occurred to me before that anything on osflash could be > > commercial but just saying after seeing the email and checking the site it > > does read like that's acceptable and outside of flash open source commerical > > software does exist like JBoss or some version of linux > > > > Maybe it should be made clear on osflash is only for software that is both > > open source AND free. > > Rob > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Aral Balkan > > Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:48 PM > > To: Open Source Flash Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [osflash] xmi2actionscript charging for sourcecode? > > > > > > Hi Patrick, > > > > Thank-you. I have written to Yehia and will give him a chance to respond > > before removing the project from OSFlash. > > > > > >> >The free version is not the opensource one. > >> >yes it is open source, but for $ 300 with complete support. Is > >> that okay ? > >> > >> > > > > Nope, if this is the case, it's definitely, *not* OK! (For an OSFlash > > project.) > > > > Aral > > > > Patrick Mineault wrote: > > > > > >>Here's a copy of the exchange I've had with the developer: > >> > >>--- > >>how much would you be willing to pay for the way it would fit what you > >>need ? <Snip> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > osflash mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > osflash mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > -- ::| Carlos Rovira ::| http://www.carlosrovira.com _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
