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LCA: Addressing the failure of open sourceLCA: Addressing the failure of open sourcePosted Jan 18, 2012 15:25 UTC (Wed) by Otus (guest, #67685)In reply to: LCA: Addressing the failure of open source by angdraug Parent article: LCA: Addressing the failure of open source
> It's totally ok to sell open source apps for money as long as buyers are
> aware that the app is open source and can with a little more effort can be > used for free.
More important in my opinion: aware that they can give it to their friends if they like it.
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LCA: Addressing the failure of open source Posted Jan 18, 2012 15:26 UTC (Wed) by angdraug (subscriber, #7487) [Link]
Very true.
LCA: Addressing the failure of open source Posted Jan 18, 2012 17:19 UTC (Wed) by wilck (subscriber, #29844) [Link]
In my experience, in the Android market, app creators are using "open source" as a marketing attribute. People are made aware of openness, and some seem to actually appreciate that.
But these apps are few. Free (as in beer) apps, on the other hand, are plenty. They account for ~70% of the offerings on the android market (http://www.androlib.com), and their share in terms of downloads is even higher. With these "free" apps, ordinary people care little if they can give the app to their neighbour - after all, neighbour can download the same app for "free" any time if he wants. The freedom to improve and modify the code is only valuable for hackers, a tiny minority of users.
Whether we like it or not, the "Market" business model is attracting not only more users, but also many more developers than the FOSS model.
LCA: Addressing the failure of open source Posted Jan 18, 2012 19:53 UTC (Wed) by fuhchee (subscriber, #40059) [Link]
"Whether we like it or not, the "Market" business model is attracting not only more users, but also many more developers than the FOSS model."
Money talks, and google advertising money talks loudly.
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