Re: [Hampshire] simple description of open source etc.

> Please don't
> :-/

I just get tired of these topics coming up again and again....

The scenario is somewhat along these lines.

"I want to make money from selling open source software to a business".

"I'll make the profit from doing so".

"I'd appreciate if you could write a business proposal so I don't have
to do so myself".

"I also can't be bothered searching on Google for some suitable
marketing drivel".

So how is it that one sells a complicated proposition to people who only
want functionality?

Linux is a tinkerers OS.

That's fine.

I like it, you like it and they probably like it.

Do normal people like it?

Probably only if they suffer from severe social maladjustment.

Do normal people care about it?

Only if it gets them free functionality without either having to pay
anything for the privilege or being inconvenienced.

So the question goes around, and around, and around.

And it comes down to the decision making process.

Look the individual straight in the eye.

A good firm handshake is key.

"Yes that feature will appear in version 11"

Sold.