Re: [ossig] golden open source eggs

[Imran William Smith <iwsmith@mimos.my>]

I agree, whenever people ask me why a software company
should 'give away the crown jewels', I say that in today's
fast moving world, releasing today's software demonstrates
that you have the skills to write tomorrow's software.

I think you are saying the same thing...

Imran


Dinesh Nair wrote:
> on open source:
>
> The exit plan isn't about the golden eggs (the intellectual property) laid
> last year. It is about the golden goose and tomorrow's golden eggs. The
> shelf life of eggs these days is shrinking dramatically, and the value of
> an egg that no one knows about is tiny. Give the eggs away as a testament
> to the value of the goose and a prediction of more eggs to come.
>
> Regards,                           /\_/\   "All dogs go to heaven."
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