Re: Ofbiz for Real Estate Management

Posted by Jacques Le Roux on
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/Ofbiz-for-Real-Estate-Management-tp930992p947887.html

From: "Adrian Crum" <[hidden email]>

> Al,
>
> It appears you're arguing against the success of companies like Red Hat,
> JBoss, and Novell - who all maintain open source software and offer it
> for free.
>
> If I developed a vertical application, I wouldn't hesitate to contribute
> it back to the project. Why should I pay a staff of programmers to
> maintain it when a community of volunteers is willing to do it for free?
> I'd rather focus my resources on installation, training, and support.

Short term competition

Jacques
 

> -Adrian
>
> Al Byers wrote:
>> I don't think it is realistic to expect anyone to contribute a quality
>> add-on back to the project and maintain it. All of us that work (or
>> have worked) on the project do so because it contributes financially
>> to us in other ways.
>>
>> If someone was to create a commercially viable add-on, then I think
>> the smart thing to do would be to contribute back a "community"
>> version that captures the essence of the customizations needed for
>> that niche, but reserves a lot of the value added that comes from
>> being experienced in that field for a commercial version. The
>> commercial version could also include support.
>>
>> -Al
>>
>