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Re: Our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on Linux

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Post by TimJYoung »

seventhtiger wrote: post #384
TimJYoung wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always thought that this is the key to bridging the gap between proprietary and OSS, and it's what we do with our software. In our case, the source code does cost extra, but that's because we're selling developer libraries and we typically need to provide extra support to customers that purchase the source code because they are also (typically) customizing the source code in some way.

I really like how Epic is handling Unreal Engine 4. The source is available, and the standard license is revenue share. It's not necessarily open source, but it reaped so many benefits from public contributions. You can modify it and extend it for your own use. The revenue share means they are actively interested in your success. Of course video games are highly public consumer products. So you can't actually abuse t…

I think you may be on to something here. For smaller companies like us that are in niche markets, the source code being available isn't a big deal because the level of piracy is fairly low (and you don't get support).

For larger companies in larger markets, it's much, much easier to see when someone is abusing a license or pirating the software without paying.

Re: Our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on Linux

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Post by 0xcde4c3db »

Shorel wrote: post #386
0xcde4c3db wrote: post #60

I think this piece (along with many, many others in the genre) is unduly discounting the practical implications of a proprietary binary for users, preferring to blame a preference for open source solely on a "fundamentalist FOSS mentality". For example, my next GPU is going to be a Radeon largely because I'm tired of the weird issues that come with installing/updating proprietary drivers, the lack of transparency aro…

I am glad Steam works in Linux and something that useful was not blocked by the likes of you. I think that having an open-source OS and whatever-source applications is having the best of both worlds. Let me repeat that: the base system should be open, including all drivers, to level the playing field, but we also should be able to choose any solution in an open market, again, to get the best technology possible for u…

> I am glad Steam works in Linux and something that useful was not blocked by the likes of you.

It would be silly for me to try to block Steam on Linux, since I'm a Steam user.

> In other words, if I want to use some proprietary software, like I use Sublime Text, it does not affect you, and I don't think you can decide or limit in any way the software I can use.

What makes you think I want to? This is exactly the kind of assumption that annoyed me in the otherwise reasonable article. My point was that it's important to appreciate the factors that drive user preferences and not just write off a negative response as ideology-driven.

Re: Our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on Linux

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Post by dang »

gear54rus wrote: post #323
glangdale wrote: post #318

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, it's pretty terrible if consenting adults choose to pay for software, isn't it? I love FOSS, but people like you (yes, "fundamentalists") can't deal with the idea that some forms of software are probably better as paid transactions between well-informed parties. The laughable state of open source office suites and any serious competitor to most of Adobe's products suggests that this model has its limits.

oh, the consenting adults argument, my ass. As if there aren't enough things consenting adults are banned from choosing like drugs or gambling. Some proprietary crap can be compared to both.

Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News?

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