From owner-freebsd-chat Sat May 16 04:12:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA00744 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sat, 16 May 1998 04:12:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA00650 for ; Sat, 16 May 1998 04:11:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [195.204.143.218]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA11924; Sat, 16 May 1998 11:11:59 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) id NAA01562; Sat, 16 May 1998 13:11:59 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <19980516131158.03409@follo.net> Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 13:11:58 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund To: John Kelly Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: commercial software (definitive) References: <199805160357.WAA15606@dyson.iquest.net> <355e6101.3040338@mail.cetlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <355e6101.3040338@mail.cetlink.net>; from John Kelly on Sat, May 16, 1998 at 10:01:49AM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, May 16, 1998 at 10:01:49AM +0000, John Kelly wrote: > On Fri, 15 May 1998 22:57:38 -0500 (EST), "John S. Dyson" > wrote: > > >When GPLed parts of the system have to be hacked on, it is > >understood apriori that the work will not be a part of the > >competitive advantage ... (I do like hacking on GCC and stuff, > >but know that any potential competitive advantage is lost > > Some in management believe that competitive advantage must include > trade secrets. But the truth is that superior customer service is far > more powerful in gaining competitive advantage. That's why I believe > that limitations of the GPL are mostly imaginary. Then the GPL people should ask themselves: Do we want a world where success isn't determined by technical excellence at all, but by 'customer service' (mostly handholding) and marketing _only_? I know that I don't want such a world. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message