[Info-vax] Any stronger versions of the LMF planned ?, was: Re: LMF Licence Generator Code

[chris]

On 08/09/21 16:41, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 8/9/2021 11:26 AM, chris wrote:
>> I've said this before, but the way to get round that, what has become
>> the standard business model for os's these days, is for the media to
>> be free to use, but the money is made via support and patch availability
>> contracts. Suse, Redhat and others have made millions via that business
>> model, so we know it it does work.
>
> It works great for Redhat and SUSE yes.

One assumes that the current development has been funded somehow and
vsi will have little if any income stream at present, so I don't see
why such a more relaxed and trusting business model should not work,
once it's ready for show time.

Don't really see what your argument is there and you don't address
the comments I was making at all. All i'm saying is, the fewer
restrictions vsi place on availability and use, the more likely it
is gain traction and new business. LMF type systems show a basic
insecurity and lack of confidence and trust about the product.

>
> So if a bunch of big companies are willing to fund VMS development
> like they do for Linux then VSI could have a great business
> using the same model.
>
> But if VSI has to fund VMS development themselves then they
> will likely be looking more at Microsoft than at Redhat.
>
>> LMF and that sort of license business model, like department stores,
>> are an idea that will never work in the modern age and won't encourage
>> the curious to download vms to see how good it is. A lot of people,
>> including myself, download and install various os's every year, just to
>> evaluate them. Even Oracle make their os's free to use none commercially
>> , with again, the money made via support contracts.
>
> Oracle Linux is a clone of Redhat Linux. Again if VSI got VMS
> maintained for free and they just need to wrap up a build with their
> logo, then it would work great for them as well.

Even the latest Solaris 11 is free to download and use non commercially,
so if Oracle thinks that's a good business headed, they probably know
what they are doing. ultra hard headed as they are...

>
> Arne