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Actually, tools is a goldmine to OSS.
[quote]companies hoping to be paid for services are not likely to make a priority of tools obviating services.[/quote]

First, create an OSS solution that no one has to pay for because it is GPL'ed or similarly open licensed.

Then, hype it up so it becomes popular. (Not "hype" in the NBM sense of the word --make it more than it really is-- but in the "hip-hop" sense of the word --tell people how cool it really is.)

Then create non-GPL'ed or non-open licensed tools to use the open-licensed solution in a RAD environment or reduced-training requirement environment or an integrated solution model with desparate environments or....

Ca-ching!!!
Money, money, money, money.... Money!

Not every economic model must be based on the services model. Ofering software to exclude the need for paid services has been a viable model for many a software publisher.
Posted by: The King's Servant   Posted on: 01/10/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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