[windows2000] Re: RES: Re: WAAAAYYY OT: FrontPage help needed
- From: "Ray at home" <listray@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:08:36 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Berry
> The theory behind open source is that it's a different
> business model. Instead of charging a hefty price for
> your code, you give it away and make your money off of
> installation, support, and enhancements. If you're not
> big into the whole support/consulting thing, then yeah,
> it's not a good way to go, but there is definitely
> money to be made there.
>
Huh, that's interesting. Just for the sake of advocating Lucifer, that
sounds a bit connish (if that's a word). It's like, "Here, I'll give
you this great software for FREE, and once you're locked into it, I am
the only one who can support you, so I will charge you $500/minute for
support." And Microsoft is the one accused of having a monopoly.
> Then since you're getting paid salary, you have even more
> motivation to use open source software since it lowers
> your department's operating expenses and makes it harder
> for them to get rid of you, since most open source products
> require you to know what you're doing.
Now I'm starting to see how I'm kinda like this already. I always put
"if not exist rcostanzo then exit" in all my code and then I tell
everyone that if I ever quit or get fired, everything I've done will
stop working. :P
Luckily where I work, no one knows anything already anyway, so I could
be there for life if I want.
Ray at home
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