--- Gian-Carlo Pascutto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Møller Skarbiniks Pedersen wrote: > > >> Since I sell software, building Linux apps is out > of the question, since > >> Linux users will insist that I give them my work > for free. > > > > OK ? Many companies creates linux software and > make a good living. > > Sendmail is one of them. > > They don't make a living off creating the software. > They make a living > of selling support and appliances. > > Unfortunately I don't know how to sell support for > my Go program, but I > am open to ideas.
A program which runs on Linux need not be open-source. It can be sold just as any executable for Windows. As for support, you can sell upgrades to the program and database. If you have a set of problems, or professional games, you can sell the 2009 and 2010 upgrades to these. You can also sell the 2009 and 2010 updates to the algorithm. Like any other software, Windows or Mac or Linux, some people will pay and some will not. All executables can be copied, and some people do so; but there are people who choose to support the producers wherever possible. I suspect that it would be possible for a good team with a good idea to obtain some support from a manufacturer of computer clusters. IBM at one time spent millions on the Deep Blue Chess Engine - not with the intent to sell the Chess Engine itself, but for the publicity value and as a testbed for new engineering ideas. Maybe it is possible to gain corporate backing for the next tough AI challenge, the game of Go? Terry McIntyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery. Benjamin Disraeli, Speech in the House of Commons [June 15, 1874] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
