Open Source Business Found Parasitic, and the ADCL
maa at liacc.up.pt
maa at liacc.up.pt
Fri Mar 14 18:47:30 UTC 2003
Quoting "David K. Gasaway" <dave at gasaway.org>:
> Chris F Clark wrote:
>
> > It is a model that preserves some of the attributes of open source
> > (most particularly the ability of recipients to receive sources for
> > such software at their whim, modify it, and redistribute it). It has
> > one important and significant difference, of course, the requirement
> > that certain use of the software, whether received from the original
> > author or through an intermediary, still accrue royalties to the
> > original author(s).
>
> Ah, so a contributor gets nothing, while improving a product that lines
> the pockets of the original author. Yes, I can see why a business might
> like this model. The development community, on the other hand, might
> not. ;)
The above is not quite my proposed model. I propose *every* contributor earns
its share. In fact I don't distinguish between original author and
contributor: they are all authors.
--MAA
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