Which brings us to the point of basically saying that some software
seems to better off if it is proprietary.
Right?
On 7/25/10, Paul Davis <paul@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM, David Baron <d_baron@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
>> Going gpl does not preclude selling finish products.
>
> No, it doesn't. But it does create strong downward price pressure. If
> there a market for product at price P, then there is a market for it a
> price (P-1). Releasing under the GPL allows anyone who buys it at P
> can resell at P-1. But if there is a market for it at P-1, then there
> is a market for it at price P-2. the GPL allows anyone who buys it at
> P-1 (or P) to resell at P-2. and so on, all the way down to P-P = 0.
>
> This has less impact for companies like RedHat, where there is a
> strong support market. It also has less impact on companies making s/w
> that is a pain in the neck to install, even in pre-compiled form (e.g.
> embedded systems) or that has very specific h/w requirements.
>
> But audio plugins don't fit either category. The support needs are
> pretty minimal, and the whole point of them is to be (a) easy to
> install (b) avoiding any special h/w (this is why h/w dongles make
> their use such a pain for some people). They have the additional
> problem of *appearing* to be small and presumably simple little chunks
> of code, which devalues them in the eyes of a pretty large section of
> the user base. Very specialized plugins can have more apparent value,
> and users who understand the complexities of creating a really good
> digital (say) filter might also value the work.
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