Hi Suresh >Hi, > > As for Linux, or more specificaly GPL license that is used > in Open Source Software is Free. Please note the Free here > is defined as in Freedom, it does not mean it is free of cost.
An important distinction. > Every one has freedom to make changes to source, but you > need to release your changes to the public uder GPL. > > In any case, the best part of this model is, it allows the > knowledge to spread and develop local economy. People > can avoid M$ tax. :-) You could almost arrive at the best of all worlds simply by starting off with M$ licensing and practice and doing exactly the opposite. But only almost, eh? Best just ignore them altogether, not good for the mind. >The business model here is distributing > the cost among various users, there is not much of > profiteering (or looting ?) here. It is a good comparison - local economy, distributed costs (work). > Probably the group can make some virtual organisation based > on Debian Project, though the situation here is different. > (The end product can't be down loaded on internet :-) ) No, but the information can be, and is, so maybe it's not that different. But I don't think we want an organization, that's a word that makes homebrewers very nervous (though this discussion is about small-scale commercial producers, but still). We do need some guidelines or something. > Please visit www.debian.org for some of their working > model. http://www.debian.org/social_contract Debian Social Contract Interesting. Thanks very much Suresh, that's the lead I needed. regards Keith > "First they ignore you. > Then they laugh at you. > Then they fight you. > Then you win." > - Mahatma Gandhi. > >Best Regards, >Suresh. > <snip> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
