Hi Guy - Companies build commercial products using open-source software all the time - our business is making software and selling it, otherwise we can't be in business. Software engineers are not cheap, and service based businesses built on top of OSS require markets with a large volume of customers to make enough money to sustain themselves, let alone make a profit. 3D animation is not one of those markets. I am not aware of any Blender-based software service companies, are you?
Our intentions are to build a successful company by creating awesome tools and building strong customer relationships. I'm not sure how you managed to glean that from my reply, but well done. ;) Thanks, Paul On 28 September 2012 11:29, Guy Rabiller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was not speaking generally, but specifically for toolkits such as Qt and > Fabric used to create applications - and regarding our CGI industry context. > > Nothing wrong not being agree though. > > Thanks for the hint about your intentions. > > > > Cheers, > Guy. > -- > guy rabiller | raa.tel | radfac founder/ceo | raafal.org founder > tel: (+33)977 195 006 | mob: (+33)675 183 146 | fax: (+33)972 288 293 > > > > Le 28/09/2012 17:10, Paul Doyle a écrit : > >> Hi Guy - if your suggestion is that not open-sourcing software is a >> flawed business model, then I'm not sure there's much to discuss. I >> disagree. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Paul >> >> On 28 September 2012 11:02, Guy Rabiller <[email protected] >> <mailto:guy.rabiller@radfac.**com <[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> Here is my feedback: >> >> Now that you've realized you had to move away from browser >> integration (at least for now), perhaps you will realize that you >> still have a flawed business model. >> >> That is, unless your intentions are to sell Fabric to Autodesk (or >> someone else) as soon they will make a move, of course. >> >> You talk about Qt and Python in the industry, but both provide >> open-sources, Fabric does not. >> >> So instead of becoming a new 'standard' - if not a true revolution >> in the DCC area - Fabric will just be 'another' commercial toolkit >> we cannot trust. >> >> Until someone or some community redo the all thing as an >> open-sourced toolkit. >> >> Qt wouldn't be a 'standard' by now without having provided a dual >> license at first: >> 1) free and open-source for integration in >> non-commercial/open-sourced applications. >> 2) paid for closed/commercial applications. >> >> Of course, if your intentions are to sell Fabric as quickly as >> possible, please ignore this message. >> >> Cheers, >> Guy. >> >> >>
