[കേ.ശാ.സാ.പ] Re: FS Service

Anil,

that was a good piece of information, perhaps, you should educate us of such
viable business models that exists in free software. i did not mean to say
that u r compelled to earn ur livings out of proprietary software. i juz was
pointing out that sasi's argument that "he expects free software to sustain
because there are passionate programmers who continue doing this for no
monetary gains" isnt a sustainable model for growth of free software.

as praveen said earlier, and as I did suspect even in my first mail in this
thread, i was always sure that there there would be viable business models
for free software, and that we dont pay enough attention to such business
models (and everybody focusses on things like ethics and satisfaction). the
last mail was answering sasi's apprehension that free software doesnt
require a business model to sustain and that it can be sustained by
passionate programmers who write code for charity.

mebbe, we should compile a list of business models enabled by free software,
take a deep look at them, and promote the efficient ones so that people are
aware that free software is not about charity.. i believe that that would be
the more systematic way of promoting free software.

deepak

On 5/7/07, Anilkumar KV <anilankv_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Deepak,
>
> You have omitted other possibilities. Take for example, our firm, an
> industrial co-operative society is developing software and distribute it
> under GPL. We are providing service based on the software we have developed
> or other software available under GPL. We are doing this for last 8 years
> and we are sustaining out of it. We do not have any government patronage for
> it. It is a very viable business model.
>
> You cannot deny other possibilities simply by assumption. You may
> attempt it and analyse the experience before making such a strong opinion. I
> feel the argument you put forward are coming out of the feelings that you
> are compelled to earn your livings out of proprietary software business.
>
> - Anil
>
> >
>

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