Hi Peter,
1.PHP is easy, not hidden and can easily be ported to higher versions
of Apache\PHP\mysql and immediately shoot,if logic and patterns are
not that complicated.Very few guys out there have added
obfuscations.PHP is the cheapest in terms of hosting in the clouds and
locally. You will also find many guys who can read and write
something(edit) in PHP that Java.
2.MySQL was bought by Oracle so that they can pick better side while
killing it, it now moving fast to closed source sides,those guys die
hard Open Source evangelist have now moved to start Maria DB.Java was
almost crippled (Removing all useful APIs) if Google wasn't there to
save their soul as they have invested so much. Mysql is the most used
DB in the web and local apps by multi - billion corporates that could
by oracle products.
4.My Customers had never asked to buy the source- codes.By the way
that would cost them more in terms of initial cost and
maintenance.They will rarely , get a cheap programmer, they will
always find some problems when their in house programmer depart, new
one has to learn hard, we would find it very hard to add new features
when things have changed so much(incompatible).So far our customers
have tried to define what they need and we do add or modify very
quickly to an extent they they think they do`nt need any more support
support for the foreseeable future, with as stable as it would be the
customer would never need us until they change how they do
business,which means any software can get as far as that distance.
By the way our software products are by far the
cheapest,customizable,scalable from the front side than many software
around.Any client that is that greedy to think of tempering with
code,might have chosen a wrong product. or have a wrong intentions.We
add,customize features by charging a very low amount of money than any
proud programmer around.While people thing of outsourcing project
around the world others think of taking every slice in each layer to
themselves.
By the way many outsource project are like "survey and free way to use
others skills and ideas", and somewhere these guys would start to pull
a string leaving others hanging.Do you want me to hurt you...?M-Pesa
was a good exploitation of bright minds in Kenya.Bright minds in Kenya
contributed so much to Mpesa thing,they pushed from taking off,
diversified and finally someone would pull a string with patent
things.How should those guys be paid or benefit in terms of royalties
?
If you like source code you have two ways..by the product, or
outsource a task to us, or sub contract us..we would more than happy.
Nicholas Peter Mmasi.
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From: Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com>
Hi Nicholas,
I find your analysis of open source software quite interesting, please
clarify the following points:
1. Never bother with non-PHP based open source apps
Why is this so? Why PHP?
2. Java and MySQL are owned by Oracle
Why is the ownership of these two by Oracle such as bad thing for open
source software?
3. Choose a product which one can continue using even after the vendor collapses
When you are offering Easysale POS or Mayo School ERP to customers, do
you include the source code so that they can continue
using/improving/modifying it should your company collapse?
I have zero experience in the field of making and selling software,
thus my questions above may seem a bit obvious, so please, educate a
brother :-)
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