Ok then, $99 for one time + 2 hours of live support. More to be paid for longer online tech support (charged by hour)
On 5/29/06, Rafiu Fakunle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1) Automated updates 2) Documentation 3) Training 4) Developer forum access etc KR Rafiu Fakunle Openfiler Project Mansour Alghamdi wrote: > The community needs to know the "services offered by a subscription > account" to be able to estimate the value! > > Thank you, > MA > > On 5/29/06, Rafiu Fakunle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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? >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Openfiler-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Openfiler-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openfiler-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openfiler.com/mailman/listinfo/openfiler-users >>
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