Hi Maurizio,
Thanks for your comments.
> I agree with David: tough question.
>
;)
> Take my case: I've been following the OF mailing list for a couple of
> months for the main reason of learning how the product is evolving,
how
> mature it is and how it's used in production environment.
>
> The (very small) company where I work would benefit from a product
like
> this, but this is just not the right time to get started on such a
> project (too busy with other things).
>
Gotcha. Maybe we can sell you installation services ;)
> Eventually I'll give it a try, test it and then propose it as a
solution
> to my boss.
>
> Bottom line: if I can freely fiddle and experiment with OF I'll
> eventually manage to get to the point where I can tell my boss this
is a
> viable solution for our needs.
Sure thing. We're not proposing a situation that would prevent this. OF
will continue to be freely available. Only folks that require the
services offered by a subscription account need sign-up.
> At that point, I have no idea how much he
> will be willing to pay for it.
Think about how much money using Openfiler will save you, then divide
that number by two and write a cheque for the amount (hehe).
> Sure enough I won't be using the iSCSI
> part for quite a while.
>
> Hope this can help you figure out how to support this great project. I
> will be more than happy to "donate" some money to support it (once I
> start using it, that is :).
>
Yes thanks. Maybe you can put a dollar figure on that "donation" you
intend to make when you start using it. Just so we can throw it in the
mix with what others are suggesting.
Thanks again for your comments.
KR,
Rafiu Fakunle
Openfiler Project
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Touitou [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, 29 May, 2006 08:54
> To: Rafiu Fakunle
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [OF-users] What would you pay for Openfiler?
>
> Rafiu, you know this is a though one...
>
> Asking people how much they are ready to pay for OpenFiler (you can
> replace this by any other opensource initiative/project) is _very_
> difficult, as you'll always have some stating "hey, this is
opensource,
> it should be free"...
>
> Anyway, even if I'm ready to pay for OpenFiler, I have no clue how
much
> I'm ready to pay per year (or single shot or other).
>
> Would it be possible for you (either technically possible but also, if
> you feel like it) to propose different levels of subscription (with
> "license keys") ?
> I would sugggest :
> . free for people who want to use OpenFiler as just a filer
usable by
> http or ftp (or local users)
> . a subscription for people who want to join an existing
domain/AD or
> use OpenFiler as their PDC (2.1 or 2.2 if I understood
correctly ?)
> . a subscription for people willing to do iSCSI
>
> This would allow people who want to "discover" OpenFiler to
discover it
> and people using it in "business" usage to pay for it.
>
> I guess 99USD per year sounds nice (even 199 USD per year).
>
> David.
>
> --
> A: Yes.
> >Q: Are you sure?
> >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
> >>>Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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