[ILUG-BOM] Re: OT the middle path

[Tushar Burman]

----- Original Message -----
From: "jtdyahoo" <jtdesouza at yahoo.com>


> There is no middle path. If you agree with the fact that IP should
> be unencumbered then it would be unethical for you to encumber your
> IP which in any case is built on the knowledge of many others.

Then this would apply to all media - paper, video, whatever.

> > what exactly that is. I would like to know, because I don't see
> > business models in the open source/free software world being as
> > money-making as commercial software businesses.
>
> You would require heavy capital investment or be a niche player.
> Use capital to build your brand image. If you brand it well the
> "ignorant" majority will buy your GNU Excel.

No they won't, because we can't sell GNU Excel. GPL, remember?

> GNU-Net-slasher. And if the competition is improving it you will
> benefit since it is gpld. If the competition does not publish their
> derivate works as per the gpl, wait until they have made money,
> then sue the pants off them and live happily ever after in Hawaii.

And inherit the ill-gotten gains of the non-gpl'ing scum? An ethical issue
here ;)

---
Tushar Burman
GNU/Linux/*BSD evangelist, friend to animals.
tb at freeos.com
icq: 112803958
y!: tusharburman
msn: tusharburman
aolim: tusharburman
---