Re: Free software companies and stock options

[Robin Chatterjee <robinsc@xxxxxxxxx>]

How do you make money out of FREE software ? From support ? ...it
doesn't pay well enough especially in a poor nation like india. If you
sell it then you need to hire n number of lawers to ensure that all
you're linking to is lgpled not gpled.

If you use kdevelop then you gotta get a commercial licence for it I
think ( please correct me if i'm wrong). Is there any commercial
developer's howto for linux ? If not is this list interested in helping
draft one ?

as for street performer and other so called models - I don't think that
would work in india.Try to push a gpl clause on a client and see if
he'll bite...he'll probably show you the door the minute you bring up
the idea...something on the lines of..
you  :  "Dear Mr X I'll develop the package for you , but you have to
give it to your competitor for free ..."

Mr X :  "Thank you for your time and GET LOST you nutcase !!"


Cheerio
Robin



ragu@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Arun Sharma is wearing a green tinted Intel goggle:
> 
> >> "knowledge based industries" (which can't exist in RMS dream world)
> >> with revenues greater than Rs 1 billion can do so.
> >>
> 
> Not everyone is interested in stock options.  What if I am
> remunerated in an other way ?  AFAIK RMS has never cribbed about
> making money out of FREE Software.  RMS world is not of dreams but
> the other way round..of gound reality. ;-)
> 
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