Comments on: Is Open Source killing small developers? http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/ Brajeshwar believes in simplicity; pushes the envelop and envisions the betterment of usable and practical solutions. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Praval Singh http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-24324 Praval Singh Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:24:33 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-24324 @Amgad: Very true, free software and open source softwares are two different entities. But collectively termed as FOSS. Good to see you as a full time developer, but my point was making money for freelance/part-time developers. MS's .NET framework allows viewing the code, but the post is in context with softwares for free and open sourced, both. Hence, FOSS. @Amgad: Very true, free software and open source softwares are two different entities. But collectively termed as FOSS. Good to see you as a full time developer, but my point was making money for freelance/part-time developers. MS's .NET framework allows viewing the code, but the post is in context with softwares for free and open sourced, both. Hence, FOSS.

]]> By: Praval Singh http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-30105 Praval Singh Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-30105 @Amgad: Very true, free software and open source softwares are two different entities. But collectively termed as FOSS. Good to see you as a full time developer, but my point was making money for freelance/part-time developers. MS's .NET framework allows viewing the code, but the post is in context with softwares for free and open sourced, both. Hence, FOSS. @Amgad: Very true, free software and open source softwares are two different entities. But collectively termed as FOSS. Good to see you as a full time developer, but my point was making money for freelance/part-time developers. MS's .NET framework allows viewing the code, but the post is in context with softwares for free and open sourced, both. Hence, FOSS.

]]> By: Amgad Suliman http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-24323 Amgad Suliman Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:39:30 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-24323 Hey Paval, I am employed full time as software developer and I am developing an app at my free time which is open source. I just wanted to point out this is an approach for earning money. And there are other approaches for freelancing software developers, like the MySQL license. My point is there are a lot of people in this field and there are known ways now for earning money. But the main problem is how do you keep people from violating you license when you provide the source code with the app. And by the way open source does not mean free software, there are applications out there that are open source but are not free. And there are licenses that permit you to see the code for educational purposes but not modify it, like the license Microsoft uses for its .NET Framework. Hey Paval, I am employed full time as software developer and I am developing an app at my free time which is open source. I just wanted to point out this is an approach for earning money. And there are other approaches for freelancing software developers, like the MySQL license. My point is there are a lot of people in this field and there are known ways now for earning money. But the main problem is how do you keep people from violating you license when you provide the source code with the app.

And by the way open source does not mean free software, there are applications out there that are open source but are not free. And there are licenses that permit you to see the code for educational purposes but not modify it, like the license Microsoft uses for its .NET Framework.

]]> By: Amgad Suliman http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-30104 Amgad Suliman Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:39:00 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-30104 Hey Paval, I am employed full time as software developer and I am developing an app at my free time which is open source. I just wanted to point out this is an approach for earning money. And there are other approaches for freelancing software developers, like the MySQL license. My point is there are a lot of people in this field and there are known ways now for earning money. But the main problem is how do you keep people from violating you license when you provide the source code with the app. And by the way open source does not mean free software, there are applications out there that are open source but are not free. And there are licenses that permit you to see the code for educational purposes but not modify it, like the license Microsoft uses for its .NET Framework. Hey Paval, I am employed full time as software developer and I am developing an app at my free time which is open source. I just wanted to point out this is an approach for earning money. And there are other approaches for freelancing software developers, like the MySQL license. My point is there are a lot of people in this field and there are known ways now for earning money. But the main problem is how do you keep people from violating you license when you provide the source code with the app.

And by the way open source does not mean free software, there are applications out there that are open source but are not free. And there are licenses that permit you to see the code for educational purposes but not modify it, like the license Microsoft uses for its .NET Framework.

]]> By: Praval Singh http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-24310 Praval Singh Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:16:30 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-24310 @ Knut: I would like to ask you to have a read once again. The article doesn't say anywhere that " All software will become open source". Instead it says, "most of the software may be available to all for free in the future." I hope you realize the difference. Regarding (2), each one has a different opinion. I doubt how many guys would stick to one programming paradigm when the world works on a different framework. Passion is good, but bread & butter are must! @ Knut: I would like to ask you to have a read once again. The article doesn't say anywhere that " All software will become open source". Instead it says, "most of the software may be available to all for free in the future."

I hope you realize the difference.

Regarding (2), each one has a different opinion. I doubt how many guys would stick to one programming paradigm when the world works on a different framework. Passion is good, but bread & butter are must!

]]> By: Praval Singh http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-30103 Praval Singh Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:16:00 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-30103 @ Knut: I would like to ask you to have a read once again. The article doesn't say anywhere that " All software will become open source". Instead it says, "most of the software may be available to all for free in the future." I hope you realize the difference. Regarding (2), each one has a different opinion. I doubt how many guys would stick to one programming paradigm when the world works on a different framework. Passion is good, but bread & butter are must! @ Knut: I would like to ask you to have a read once again. The article doesn't say anywhere that " All software will become open source". Instead it says, "most of the software may be available to all for free in the future."

I hope you realize the difference.

Regarding (2), each one has a different opinion. I doubt how many guys would stick to one programming paradigm when the world works on a different framework. Passion is good, but bread & butter are must!

]]> By: Knut Urdalen http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-24308 Knut Urdalen Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:02:58 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-24308 I think your post may be a bit misleading. 1) "All software will become open source": As long as there is customers willing to pay money for a compiled executables and that market has enough money to pay the bills for the developers creating it (read: gaming industry) we'll never be in a situation where everything is open sourced, but according to <a href="http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=593207" rel="nofollow">Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organisations and Users in 2008 and Beyond</a>: "By 2012, 80 per cent of all commercial software will include elements of open-source technology" - we are in the middle of the open source revolution. 2) "Developer has to find another alternative": I strongly believe that if you love what you do you'll be successful no matter what. If you love being a dedicated open source developer you'll always have that passion with you and push the same buttons even if you work for yourself or another company. "Free software is not an ideology or philosophy, but a business model" - Aleksander Farstad, CEO, eZ Systems While open source is an ideology and philosophy, not a business model. I think your post may be a bit misleading.

1) "All software will become open source":
As long as there is customers willing to pay money for a compiled executables and that market has enough money to pay the bills for the developers creating it (read: gaming industry) we'll never be in a situation where everything is open sourced, but according to Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organisations and Users in 2008 and Beyond: "By 2012, 80 per cent of all commercial software will include elements of open-source technology"
- we are in the middle of the open source revolution.

2) "Developer has to find another alternative": I strongly believe that if you love what you do you'll be successful no matter what. If you love being a dedicated open source developer you'll always have that passion with you and push the same buttons even if you work for yourself or another company.

"Free software is not an ideology or philosophy, but a business model"
- Aleksander Farstad, CEO, eZ Systems

While open source is an ideology and philosophy, not a business model.

]]> By: Knut Urdalen http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-30102 Knut Urdalen Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:02:00 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-30102 I think your post may be a bit misleading. 1) "All software will become open source": As long as there is customers willing to pay money for a compiled executables and that market has enough money to pay the bills for the developers creating it (read: gaming industry) we'll never be in a situation where everything is open sourced, but according to <a href="http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=593207" rel="nofollow">Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organisations and Users in 2008 and Beyond</a>: "By 2012, 80 per cent of all commercial software will include elements of open-source technology" - we are in the middle of the open source revolution. 2) "Developer has to find another alternative": I strongly believe that if you love what you do you'll be successful no matter what. If you love being a dedicated open source developer you'll always have that passion with you and push the same buttons even if you work for yourself or another company. "Free software is not an ideology or philosophy, but a business model" - Aleksander Farstad, CEO, eZ Systems While open source is an ideology and philosophy, not a business model. I think your post may be a bit misleading.

1) "All software will become open source":
As long as there is customers willing to pay money for a compiled executables and that market has enough money to pay the bills for the developers creating it (read: gaming industry) we'll never be in a situation where everything is open sourced, but according to Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organisations and Users in 2008 and Beyond: "By 2012, 80 per cent of all commercial software will include elements of open-source technology"
- we are in the middle of the open source revolution.

2) "Developer has to find another alternative": I strongly believe that if you love what you do you'll be successful no matter what. If you love being a dedicated open source developer you'll always have that passion with you and push the same buttons even if you work for yourself or another company.

"Free software is not an ideology or philosophy, but a business model"
- Aleksander Farstad, CEO, eZ Systems

While open source is an ideology and philosophy, not a business model.

]]> By: Mike T http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-24307 Mike T Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:42:04 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-24307 If Linux is any indication, then one thing we can expect to see is a very slowly developed platform with minimum polish becoming the baseline. Don't get me wrong, I love it as a web development platform, but it's not a suitable replacement for any serious desktop operating system. It takes a lot of R&D dollars to get to that level of polish and quality, and Microsoft and Apple have both spent many billions of dollars just on the desktop components that end users are going to be interacting with on a daily basis. Contract development and support work are not very profitable businesses compared to selling a product. One thing I fear is that if contract and support wok become the norm, we will end up seeing less money being invested in developing the platforms that we use because it simply won't be there due to the lower profitability of the new business model. Additionally, non-enterprise users tend to be pretty stingy with their money. They typically won't donate even a few dollars on average to help out open source developers. All in all, I just don't see the mainstreaming of open source software for most things as a future that is bright for most developers. I guess that's the reason why part of me has been thinking about taking some bioinformatics classes if and when I start on a CS masters degree. If Linux is any indication, then one thing we can expect to see is a very slowly developed platform with minimum polish becoming the baseline. Don't get me wrong, I love it as a web development platform, but it's not a suitable replacement for any serious desktop operating system. It takes a lot of R&D dollars to get to that level of polish and quality, and Microsoft and Apple have both spent many billions of dollars just on the desktop components that end users are going to be interacting with on a daily basis.

Contract development and support work are not very profitable businesses compared to selling a product. One thing I fear is that if contract and support wok become the norm, we will end up seeing less money being invested in developing the platforms that we use because it simply won't be there due to the lower profitability of the new business model.

Additionally, non-enterprise users tend to be pretty stingy with their money. They typically won't donate even a few dollars on average to help out open source developers. All in all, I just don't see the mainstreaming of open source software for most things as a future that is bright for most developers. I guess that's the reason why part of me has been thinking about taking some bioinformatics classes if and when I start on a CS masters degree.

]]> By: Mike T http://brajeshwar.com/2008/is-open-source-killing-small-developers/#comment-30101 Mike T Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://brajeshwar.com/?p=1423#comment-30101 If Linux is any indication, then one thing we can expect to see is a very slowly developed platform with minimum polish becoming the baseline. Don't get me wrong, I love it as a web development platform, but it's not a suitable replacement for any serious desktop operating system. It takes a lot of R&D dollars to get to that level of polish and quality, and Microsoft and Apple have both spent many billions of dollars just on the desktop components that end users are going to be interacting with on a daily basis. Contract development and support work are not very profitable businesses compared to selling a product. One thing I fear is that if contract and support wok become the norm, we will end up seeing less money being invested in developing the platforms that we use because it simply won't be there due to the lower profitability of the new business model. Additionally, non-enterprise users tend to be pretty stingy with their money. They typically won't donate even a few dollars on average to help out open source developers. All in all, I just don't see the mainstreaming of open source software for most things as a future that is bright for most developers. I guess that's the reason why part of me has been thinking about taking some bioinformatics classes if and when I start on a CS masters degree. If Linux is any indication, then one thing we can expect to see is a very slowly developed platform with minimum polish becoming the baseline. Don't get me wrong, I love it as a web development platform, but it's not a suitable replacement for any serious desktop operating system. It takes a lot of R&D dollars to get to that level of polish and quality, and Microsoft and Apple have both spent many billions of dollars just on the desktop components that end users are going to be interacting with on a daily basis.

Contract development and support work are not very profitable businesses compared to selling a product. One thing I fear is that if contract and support wok become the norm, we will end up seeing less money being invested in developing the platforms that we use because it simply won't be there due to the lower profitability of the new business model.

Additionally, non-enterprise users tend to be pretty stingy with their money. They typically won't donate even a few dollars on average to help out open source developers. All in all, I just don't see the mainstreaming of open source software for most things as a future that is bright for most developers. I guess that's the reason why part of me has been thinking about taking some bioinformatics classes if and when I start on a CS masters degree.

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