Ben Francis ben@franci5.fsnet.co.uk wrote:
Actually my entire email could have been reduced to that snip, I apologise for waffling ;)
Nah, you had other good points in there, but I thought that snip was a good summary.
Nothing even compels you to release all GPL'd code for free to everyone every time at the same time, even though some people seem to think that.
So what are you saying? That you don't have to release your code straight away, but can hang onto it for a bit? I'm not sure I follow... could you expand on this a little? Give an example?
Well, normally things are worth whatever someone will pay for it, and people are often not willing to pay for free downloads, as you note. So one possibility is not to make it a free download yourself, but any customer who wanted to still could.
Your questions might be restated as "how does anyone make money in a free marketplace?" and there are lots of books on that.
Could anyone suggest a good book on this subject?
No, I get flamed when I try... ;-) There are quite a few suggestions around online from better reviewers than me...