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Re: alternatives for funding
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Pascal Dupuis |
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Re: alternatives for funding |
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Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:23:25 +0100 |
2013/12/14 John W. Eaton <address@hidden>:
> Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. :-/
>
> BTW, in case my earlier message also sounded discouraging, I did not mean it
> that way. I would be happy to encourage one or more support businesses to
> form around Octave and perhaps to even be a part of them (well, I already
> have my own). My point was that it needs to be done as a business, not
> using the FSF to collect the funds, because the FSF is a charity and can
> really only accept donations.
>
John,
pardon if I seems too pessimistic. My message is: choose the right
niche. Be the leader on some specialised market, avoid providing
lower-cost alternative. Competing with giants requires giant weapons
(i.e. big budgets, big ressources).
I would also be more than happy seeing Octave gaining a wider
visibility through specialised applications.
Regards
Pascal
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), (continued)
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Felipe G. Nievinski, 2013/12/05
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2013/12/06
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Felipe G. Nievinski, 2013/12/06
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2013/12/06
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Felipe G. Nievinski, 2013/12/12
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Felipe G. Nievinski, 2013/12/12
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2013/12/12
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Felipe G. Nievinski, 2013/12/12
- Re: alternatives for funding (was: I want to give you money but it can't be called a donation), Pascal Dupuis, 2013/12/14
- Re: alternatives for funding, John W. Eaton, 2013/12/14
- Re: alternatives for funding,
Pascal Dupuis <=
- Re: alternatives for funding, John W. Eaton, 2013/12/12