Re: OSS and getting money for it (was: [tlug] Re: Why Vista Sucks)

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Attila Kinali writes:
>
>  > Hmm.. I don't know whether giving away the major asset (ie IP)
>  > is that much of a problem.
>
> I assure you, it is.  Remember, from the owner's purely selfish point
> of view, it's just an asset, and anything that makes giving away IP
> "not much of a problem" would do the same thing for your house.  Would
> you give that away?
>   

I guess the problem is that for most companies worth investing in IP(as 
in the source code) isn't the big asset, its the people running the company.

Edward