On 3 August 2011 10:10, <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 3 August 2011 03:59, Alexandre Prokoudine >> <alexandre.prokoudine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:45 AM, pshirkey wrote: >>> >>>> This is the kind of feedback that we can only get when companies make >>>> the >>>> effort to use Linux tools as part of a solution. >>>> >>>> Chicken vs egg. >>> >>> I still believe (what a naive person am I) that it's possible to come >>> up with reasonable business models around FOSS (fingers crossed for >>> MuseScore folks), but IMO part of the job is gettings contacts with >>> companies who do contracts with governments, and generally staying >>> tuned to what's happening around. That means quitting the dangerous >>> "I'm just a programmer" attitude. Monotechnics is hardly an excuse. >> >> Developers should develop software, end of. A lot of free software is >> developed on a voluntary basis, because the developer wants to, not >> because they're paid. You have no right to tell these developers it is >> their job to go chasing government contracts. Such activities are much >> better suited to people with big strong forceful opinionated >> personalities such as yourself. > > > And then people like you get to reap the rewards when money is invested > into <you favorite software> ... There are lots of angles to cover to > progress the platform/ecosystem. There are plenty round here who spend a > substantial amount of their time working to get contracts so they can > invest time and money into developing tools further. People like me? Reaping the rewards? Mate, I work in a fucking factory for just above the minimum wage. I get home every day and spend a considerable portion of my free time using my favourite software. Free software which mainly consists of a text editor, GCC, JACK, and an Xterm. Sure, I forked it the project, it's not a professional audio app, and it's a little bit broken at present, but that's what happens when people like me get hold of free software. YOU CAN'T CONTROL US. > Govt contracts however are few and far between. > > -- > Patrick Shirkey > Boost Hardware Ltd > > > > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
