From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 27 22:29:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA29817 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:29:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from time.cdrom.com (time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA29805 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:29:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from time.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.7.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id WAA03241; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:28:21 -0700 (PDT) To: rkw@shark.dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth) cc: Terry Lambert , hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Am I wrong or is this just stupid?r In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 27 Aug 1996 20:22:08 CDT." Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:28:21 -0700 Message-ID: <3239.841210101@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I guess what Jordan wants is the "entreprenaurial" model. I build something > and then see if it sells. This is as opposed to the "consultant" model > where I apply my expertise to assist the client in reaching their goals. Well put. Unfortunately, at this stage in the project the "entrepreneurial" ("look" is your friend :-) model is the only game in town. The technology has advanced to that delicate mid-life stage where there are still a number of significant issues to be resolved yet the code also works well enough that many have a vested interest in developers not breaking it while advancing the state of the art. In such an environment, a proper "sales job" becomes pretty important if you're interested in actually getting your technology adopted. Jordan