> Was just saying it is, a tad. Maybe "pointless" was a bad word choice. > Overblown is probably better. Don't think you can deny that without those > other things, the source code of any non trivial program is quite a worthless > commodity in and of itself. The entire node ecosystem, at the moment, is at > the point where the programs are still fairly trivial, and so the value of > source code is still relatively high. That state of affairs won't last > forever.
Node itself is a large, non-trivial open source project, now well funded because people think they will be able to make money from it in various ways. How far would Ryan have gotten if he decided to make node closed-source PaaS? There are different business strategies based on what kind of buy-in and adoption you think you need, and where the actual money is to be made. You're kind of insulting the people who's technology you are using. I bet whatever db you are using is open source, also backed by a profitable company. And please don't say "it's different" because node is a tool or a platform etc, what you are describing could also be viewed the same way. It's closer to Solr than it is to Twitter. > Anyway, I guess the larger point is that I feel my program has the potential > to be quite profitable in the future. I still am fairly young and quite > hungry. I would much rather be very close with a few business associates > than just another anonymous user on github who everyone takes for granted. I > have ambitions, and I won't apologize for that. Then why are you asking this list for help and feedback? Your actions are showing that you value community involvement on some level. You mentioned you've been working on this by yourself and it's never gone anywhere, maybe you could start generating steam and interest if you let other people get involved on their own terms. Pursue whatever strategy you like, if you can make closed-source PaaS work I still wish you success, but you should seriously re-evaluate your attitude. -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
