From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?
Date: 12 Oct 2006 05:07:36 -0500
Date: 2006-10-12T05:07:36-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Ng$G4Iaho7Mb@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1160631304.552665.260340@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com
In article <1160631304.552665.260340@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, "Adrian Hoe" <abyhoe@gmail.com> writes:
> On Oct 12, 11:17 am, sg <a...@skynet.org.pl_WITHOUT> wrote:
>> Adrian Hoe napisa=B3(a):
>>
>>
>> > well, but what if I want just a compiler without any support and just
>> for 3 seats... not for 5, and not with GPL?
>
> Exactly what we wanted for 3 only but still have to pay for 5. Wish
> they can be more flexible.
The president of ACT has said that below a certain level it is _more_
expensive for them to support a smaller number of users than a larger
number. When one gets to 5 users, there is some self-help provided
between people in the customer organization.
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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-06 17:36 [/.] Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive? Martin Krischik
2006-10-12 1:19 ` Adrian Hoe
2006-10-12 3:17 ` sg
2006-10-12 5:35 ` Adrian Hoe
2006-10-12 10:07 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2006-10-12 11:43 ` sg
2006-10-12 11:49 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-10-12 16:49 ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-12 18:12 ` Samuel Tardieu
2006-10-12 18:28 ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-13 11:35 ` Samuel Tardieu
2006-10-13 16:36 ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-14 0:38 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2006-10-14 6:57 ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-14 6:57 ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-14 10:34 ` Björn Persson
2006-10-14 21:06 ` Stephen Leake
2006-10-16 19:27 ` Michael Bode
2006-10-16 19:50 ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-16 20:35 ` Michael Bode
2006-10-17 0:57 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-10-17 18:05 ` Michael Bode
2006-10-14 7:41 ` Stephen Leake
2006-10-12 18:39 ` Stephen Leake
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