Re: New forum topic - Open Control
Feb 13, 2002 3:15 pm, by Richard Higginbotham
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Who of those people testing, distributing, etc. the software wouldn't want bug fixed and features added that they don't have to pay for? As the tester, distributer you already have a job to do, if you can get the development(some/all) done for FREE, why in the world wouldn't you jump at the chance. The pay back comes from the services you offer, not the software itself. Testing, warranty, support, etc. Its the same as those big fees "sers pay yearly for support (patches, updates, etc.) to any of the vendors out their now. But instead of the vendors having a small group of developers with limited amount of equipment you have a huge group of developers who are all interested in bettering the software because most of them actually use it. It will make a big difference to them that it actually works, and since their code will be seen potiently by everyone using the software, they are far more likely to do things right. All you have to do is test, certify the software being released (same as now, although some vendors seem to skip this step) and charge money for your value additions. Its all gravy.

RedHat, etc. stay afloat because they DONT have to pay for all those development hours.


Richard Higginbotham

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