On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Randolph D Garrett wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean, that retail sales of software is slowly becoming
history?
No. I mean that it is not relevant, except for slowing down commerce.
No. Get past the myth of selling copies of the same package over and
over. It was
On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 03:19 -0400, Lars D. Noodén wrote:
So called e-commerce is simply a continuation of traditional mail order.
It's neither new nor antiquated. In fact it's increasing in importance.
However, to get an idea about how well established an important mail order
has been in
On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 03:19:34 AM -0400, Lars D. Noodén
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
What I am talking about is that software is a tool. It is a tool to
help with teaching or research.
or many other jobs without equally far-reaching, ethicallly important
implications. Which makes my point below
Money is going into various projects. There is a variety of models and
a mixture of community contribution and enterprise contribution..
You may be interested in this article: Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who
Will Win? : http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4834.html
The issues involve everyone really.
On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 22:56 -0700, Randolph D Garrett wrote:
Thanks.
The question is more oriented towards the financial side. It's hard to
'support' in a way (maybe the word is participate?) open software
development IF it is designed as unprofitable and therefore doesn't have a
hired
On 11/09/2006, at 02:53, Randolph D Garrett wrote:
I'm a job seeker (well, will be when I can).
I was just looking at the openings in Source Forge for the Open
Office and
others.
Are virtually ALL jobs / projects in open software unpaid
positions? Only
supported by donations and for
, 2006 10:10 PM
To: discuss@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [discuss] SourceForge jobs
I've never looked, but linuxquestions has a jobs page:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/jobs
Shoshannah Forbes wrote:
On 11/09/2006, at 02:53, Randolph D Garrett wrote:
I'm a job seeker (well, will be when I can
