From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,d311338eabd7ca93 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Received: by 10.68.189.72 with SMTP id gg8mr7974773pbc.4.1328397819142; Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:23:39 -0800 (PST) Path: lh20ni261109pbb.0!nntp.google.com!news2.google.com!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.flashnewsgroups.com-b7.4zTQh5tI3A!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Compiler business prospects References: <4f27e278$0$6549$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arcor-online.net> <12716838.1333.1328020580723.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@prhq14> <82fwetfu0r.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <8739atjijy.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> <08d75622-44ae-407f-8cac-755874c2d48d@eb6g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:23:28 -0500 Message-ID: <82lioiuqrz.fsf@stephe-leake.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:g28onnSx6rOPU6OSudkLrtu8Tdw= MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flashnewsgroups.com Organization: FlashNewsgroups.com X-Trace: 275194f2dbdf7cea122e006022 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: 2012-02-04T18:23:28-05:00 List-Id: Erich writes: >> >> Seehttp://fosdem.org/2012/schedule/event/keynotes_model_success >> >> You *can* sell GPL software and make a profit. That's just a fact. > > I really didn't want to get into this discussion but I have to reply > to this, because your claim is completely misleading. The talk you > link to is about AdaCore. Sure you can make money with business-to- > business software, especially when it involves very special know-how, > but you do *not* make the money by selling the software. You are paid > for the consulting, product service, and maintenance and *not* for the > software. +2 Ludovic, you were spreading FUD. -- -- Stephe