<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Morbus Iff</b> <<a href="mailto:morbus@disobey.com">morbus@disobey.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> He doesn't understand the correct business model which corresponds to<br>> His proprietary modules will cost more than he will ever make, because<br>> the cost of building "closed" software which does not benefit from
<br>> community input in all phases of the production cycle is huge.<br><br>This is an incredibly naive thing to say.<br><br>First off, note that /I/ am the friend that Haggerty is talking about.<br>Suggesting that I don't know the current state of open source, or the
<br>correct business model, or that I've never read TCatB is laughable.</blockquote><div><br>You know something? I have a close friend who is really making good money from this naive concept. <br><br>And in any case, what is naive is thinking that quality is superior with the proprietary model.
<br><br>In any case, it looks like we are talking about two different subjects; I am interested in the model (my close friend is really making progress); while you are simply trying to draw a line in the sand for a concrete case: which is great, that discussion also helps us all.
<br><br>I would suggest a re-read of TCatB (for all of us). In that sense it is a kind of a Bible.<br><br>Victor Kane<br><a href="http://awebfactory.com.ar">http://awebfactory.com.ar</a><br></div><br></div>