Hi,
--- On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Sundaram KR
<sundaram.ramachandran at kggroup.com> wrote:
| Likewise on this list, many members are working on
| FOSS products and services; sometimes gratis, sometimes charging money.
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This is a volunteer-driven list, and people try to help each other out
of their own interest.
The problem is when commercial entities try to take advantage of the
group for their own selfish needs, without appreciating the principles
and values of the group. Just because it works elsewhere doesn't mean
it should work everywhere. There have been cases where groups, and
conferences (in India) have been "hijacked" for personal or commercial
interests.
But, this list is quite considerate to allow people to post with a
'Commercial' tag. Otherwise, it wouldn't have survived this long.
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| Nobody needs to feel guilty for charging money
| for offering products and services based on FOSS.
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Agreed. But, in a community, people are respected for their voluntary
work, and nothing else. So, how one balances the number of voluntary
and commercial posts is crucial, just as maintaining the
signal-to-noise ratio.
SK
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