Domas Mituzas wrote:
Hi Bernard,
I think you should go entirely closed-source, and close yourself up in a bunker without internet. I just thought you may want to hear another opinion.
Domas
Domas,
Having run a business myself for >10 years, I can understand where Bernard is coming from. Everything in business involves risks, so all you can do is choose the risks that you feel most comfortable with. He asked questions, the community addressed those questions and from that he chose a course of action.
The trade of he will face now is limited up-take of his software. Also, he will not have third-party growth of his software, either. Everything that goes into it will remain an out-of-pocket expense. These two side effects of his choice are also big risks, but they are the risk he has chosen to shoulder.
We, as members of the open source community, would do well to wish him luck. Every one of us reflects the community, and snarky remarks make the community look childish. I would have preferred it become open source; Not because I plan to use it but because I want the community to benefit from the largest pool of code possible. Being rude to him will make the chance of him later changing his mind that much smaller. Why would you contribute to a community that has been rude to you?
Bernard,
So as much as I can say this on behalf of the community at large, I wish you the best of luck. Honestly.
Madi