11 Aug
2007
11 Aug
'07
8:39 p.m.
Doc Shipley wrote:
...
including the OS itself, you have NO idea what
they're actually running
till you've done some expensive discovery.
The trick is to charge for service, not for a license.
I'm only interested in open software, not free software. I'm happy
to pay for open software. That way I can fix it when it's broken or
breaks.
I make a lot of money every year on linux, but I do it by
offering a service, not by locking up the rights to my code.
RMS's idea is about access to the source code.
-brad