Comments on: Is Open Source the Way to Go? http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/ Social Networking, Technology and All that Jazz... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Black http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-132 Black Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-132 Your thinking is directed to real issues. Uncertainty is a problem. It goes both ways though. Open source developers are equally leary of "hot off the presses" software as well. I definitely see a need for your software in the community so don't worry about that. There is a length time frame however that you will need to keep the ship afloat for the community to start getting onboard. That can be commitment of 6 to 36 months easy. Good luck! Your thinking is directed to real issues. Uncertainty is a problem. It goes both ways though. Open source developers are equally leary of “hot off the presses” software as well. I definitely see a need for your software in the community so don’t worry about that. There is a length time frame however that you will need to keep the ship afloat for the community to start getting onboard. That can be commitment of 6 to 36 months easy. Good luck!

]]> By: Razvan http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-133 Razvan Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:21:28 +0000 http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-133 Opening your source code does not mean "open it free of charge". Besides, no matter what happens afterwards, your credit for writing that piece of software remains unaffected since open source licences do not mean giving your IP (copyrights) away. Cheers! Opening your source code does not mean “open it free of charge”. Besides, no matter what happens afterwards, your credit for writing that piece of software remains unaffected since open source licences do not mean giving your IP (copyrights) away.

Cheers!

]]> By: Xeno http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-134 Xeno Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:55:24 +0000 http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-134 Well one thing that open sourcing the project can do is that it can bring additional developers to th project (though that isn't always the case). It can also make it easier to integrate your project into other projects if you don't have the development resources. You can also ask for contributions, start projects off your own that integrate with others like Frefox, GAIM, etc. Lots of benefits can be gained without rhowing additional money and resources that you don't have. Well one thing that open sourcing the project can do is that it can bring additional developers to th project (though that isn’t always the case). It can also make it easier to integrate your project into other projects if you don’t have the development resources. You can also ask for contributions, start projects off your own that integrate with others like Frefox, GAIM, etc.

Lots of benefits can be gained without rhowing additional money and resources that you don’t have.

]]> By: Nevyn http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-135 Nevyn Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:43:42 +0000 http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-135 The concerns are very real ones and by asking the the hard questions, you've offered us, the users of open source software some real insight into the real world problems fr open sourcing software. The way I see it, most of the commercial businesses marketing open source software, are sucessful in one of two ways. a) the software is benig offered to support other products (IBM and servers) b) The software is free but with it's complexity support services may need to be offered (Canonical, MYSQL etc.) While such a piece of software such as this would be brilliant for the open source world, I'd venture to say, if you don't have a clear path of how you can support such a product in the open source arena, while keeping yourself commercially viable, don't do it. On the other hand, if you really need to have a pool of developers as big as the open source community, you may want to explore the whole dual license thing. Look at MySQL, Smoothwall and SQLYOG. The concerns are very real ones and by asking the the hard questions, you’ve offered us, the users of open source software some real insight into the real world problems fr open sourcing software.

The way I see it, most of the commercial businesses marketing open source software, are sucessful in one of two ways.
a) the software is benig offered to support other products (IBM and servers)
b) The software is free but with it’s complexity support services may need to be offered (Canonical, MYSQL etc.)

While such a piece of software such as this would be brilliant for the open source world, I’d venture to say, if you don’t have a clear path of how you can support such a product in the open source arena, while keeping yourself commercially viable, don’t do it. On the other hand, if you really need to have a pool of developers as big as the open source community, you may want to explore the whole dual license thing. Look at MySQL, Smoothwall and SQLYOG.

]]> By: Zac Davis http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-193 Zac Davis Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:48:17 +0000 http://www.hiitch.com/blog/2007/07/03/is-open-source-the-way-to-go/#comment-193 I noticed you posted over on the Ubuntu forums, I know for a fact that you posted in a part of the forum that barely anyone goes, you would have gotten a response in the Community Cafe. There is a ginourmous Open Source movement going on right now, I think you could ride that wave and gain users that way. Also, when choosing my applications, I choose Open Source above all. As do many people I have discussed the topic with. I noticed you posted over on the Ubuntu forums, I know for a fact that you posted in a part of the forum that barely anyone goes, you would have gotten a response in the Community Cafe. There is a ginourmous Open Source movement going on right now, I think you could ride that wave and gain users that way. Also, when choosing my applications, I choose Open Source above all. As do many people I have discussed the topic with.

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