[Fsf-friends] Re:{V Sasikumar] Another world is possible

Ajith Kumar ajith@nsc.ernet.in
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:31:10 +0530


>
> If the price offered by OSS is unaffordable, they can approach our customer.
> Same was the advise we have given to Nest when they approached us. Now for
> Mayyanad Service Co-op bank Nest has given the same quotation as ours. They
> might have received it from some of our customer. OSS is not at all bothered
> of re-distributing the product by its customer under GPL. But as a society we
> cannot provide our product free of cost. Our policy is distribute it under
> GPL for a price.

This is a very confusing argument. Under GPL , is it practical to charge for each
copy ?
You are more or less like RedHat if  I understand correctly. I feel your strength
should be
your ability to support your software better than anybody else so that customers
come to you
and pay for it. Otherwise, if someboy want to make easy money by selling your
software,
under GPL you cannot prevent it. Those who want to do that will manage a copy
somehow and
does not require the code on Internet.
Don't you think it is better to follow the tested strategy of RedHat. They do not
make much money on
selling , but on services (as far as i know)

I hope whatever happening is making more people aware of this software.


regards

ajith