Re: Free software companies and stock options

[Kiran Jonnalagadda <jace@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Harveer S wrote:

> seem to benefit them instantly, or tangibly. Support is one of them. If I
> were to go to a business establishment today, and try to sell them, say a
> financial package on Linux, and tell them that I am not going to charge you
> for the package, but for supporting it; then at most places I would be
> shown the door.  They would prefer to get pirated s/w, and get somebody who
> has been "educated" in some neighborhood computer center to do the things.
> Never mind about efficiency, or whatsoever...

Please rethink what you just said.

A business established will not agree to use free software and pay the
person who maintains it, but will agree to use free (pirated) software
and pay the person who maintains it?

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Kiran Jonnalagadda
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