[Info-vax] Thoughts on VSI Community License Program

[Chris Townley]

On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 7:28:43 AM UTC+1, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> Aarne writes: 
> 
> > >> As far as I'm concerned, VSI should make their product free to 
> > >> everyone, with commercial use requiring support contract.
> > >>
> > >> Ask Red Hat what they think of such a thing.
> > > 
> > > Red Hat didn't invest a lot of money getting the product
> > > they started with.
> > 
> > They did not initiate the project.
> > 
> > But they have contributed heavily.
> 
> Of course, because of the terms, Red Hat couldn't charge for Linux 
> itself even if they wanted to.

But they can charge for support services, which they do - that is how they make money that in turn supports the open development model

Chris