[Fsf-friends] My thoughts on the IP and Software
Mahesh T. Pai
paivakil@vsnl.net
Mon, 09 Dec 2002 18:36:28 +0530
Raju Mathur wrote:
> 1. Charge the entity who requires the software for developing it, ...
> 2. Sell the software and make each previous version GPL. ...
> 3. Training in free software. ...
> 4. Customising and enhancing free software. ...
> 5. Installing free software. ...
> 6. Support for free software solutions. ....
1, 3, 5 and 6 of the above apply to proprietary s/w also. Of course, (2)
cannot apply at all to proprietary s/w. 4 can apply when the third party
vendor is the 'chosen one' for customisation by the 'owner' of
proprietary s/w. (in the real world, they are called 'value added
re-sellers' - VARs).
> And no, Fred,
wait a minute, FN was only forwarding a mail from somebody else ...
Regards,
Mahesh T. Pai