From: Justin Gombos <rpbkbq.xax.gld@uluv.kbq>
Subject: Re: Making money on open source, if not by selling _support_, then how?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:16:43 GMT
Date: 2006-04-13T03:16:43+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <voj%f.4816$7Z6.1581@trnddc06> (raw)
In-Reply-To: hdEwiijzUU4j@eisner.encompasserve.org
On 2006-04-12, Larry Kilgallen <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote:
> In article <RI7%f.4698$7Z6.3710@trnddc06>, Justin Gombos <rpbkbq.xax.gld@uluv.kbq> writes:
>>
>> Conflict of interest. For both interests to coexist, there must be
>> a compromise. In this case, software quality is compromised. So
>> to recap, it is favorable to have no conflict of interest so you
>> don't have to reduce quality.
>
> If your sole goal is software quality.
Right, I was purely addressing the matter of quality there; nothing
more.
> But if there is not also a goal of software usability, the net
> effect of the software may be zero.
In terms of usability, open source software is clearly more usable
because you're free to modify it, aggregate different pieces,
redistribute.. The idea actually emerged because Stallman was
aggravated with unusable black box software that he was constantly
forced to make use of.
--
PM instructions: do a C4esar Ciph3r on my address; retain punctuation.
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2006-04-01 13:47 Any way of persuading GNAT/GCC to implement a true overlay and not a pointer? Doobs
2006-04-01 14:33 ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-04-01 16:52 ` Doobs
2006-04-01 17:56 ` Martin Krischik
2006-04-01 18:04 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-01 17:08 ` Florian Weimer
2006-04-01 17:54 ` Doobs
2006-04-01 18:19 ` Doobs
2006-04-01 20:01 ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-04-01 21:33 ` Doobs
2006-04-03 12:25 ` Gerd
2006-04-01 20:57 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-04 1:23 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-04-10 1:42 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-10 20:12 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-04-11 13:54 ` Making money on open source, if not by selling _support_, then how? Marc A. Criley
2006-04-11 15:13 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-11 16:22 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-11 17:56 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-11 18:38 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-12 13:59 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-12 14:39 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-15 19:33 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-12 17:07 ` Larry Kilgallen
2006-04-13 3:16 ` Justin Gombos [this message]
2006-04-11 19:59 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-04-11 20:18 ` Ed Falis
2006-04-12 14:10 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-12 20:57 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-04-15 20:37 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-18 0:24 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-04-18 16:02 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-12 19:27 ` Martin Dowie
2006-04-12 8:32 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-12 11:23 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-12 15:34 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-12 17:11 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-12 19:37 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-12 21:56 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-13 9:17 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-13 14:18 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-14 10:01 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-14 12:55 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-15 10:13 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-15 18:07 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-13 2:58 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-13 9:17 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-15 21:17 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-16 10:53 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-16 13:03 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-16 17:59 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-16 20:53 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-04-17 9:16 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-19 20:38 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-20 18:01 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-18 0:29 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-04-16 14:55 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-16 17:59 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-19 18:17 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-20 18:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-11 15:34 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-12 2:59 ` Steve
2006-04-13 7:41 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2006-04-13 13:18 ` Marc A. Criley
2006-04-13 13:35 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-04-13 13:57 ` Making money on open source, if not by selling _support_, then Larry Kilgallen
2006-04-13 19:37 ` Justin Gombos
2006-04-13 21:02 ` Larry Kilgallen
2006-04-14 2:49 ` Justin Gombos
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