My point: concluding that Kenya does not produce software for the local or international market simply because of the prevalent use of FREEWARE, is, for lack of a more polite word, a fallacy.<br><br>Aki, you are making one large assumption:<br>
That the reason Kenya does not produce software for the local or international market is because of code reuse.<br><br>Here are my thoughts;<br>1. Kenya does produce software for the local and international market, two outfits come to mind, iSys and Vervient<br>
2. Code reuse is inevitable, unless you want to start by writing your own BIOS, device drivers, OS, compiler, web server etc. Assuming you drive a toyota camry, can not the same argument you are making be applied to it? (they tend to reuse the same powertrains)<br>
3. Finally, the fact that Kenya does not produce software for the international market can be attributed to several variables, not just FREEWARE, for example:<br>a. The local software market is still relatively &#39;virgin&#39; such that the few companies that do produce software for it are satisfied<br>
b. The international software market is relatively hard to penetrate such that local companies find it easier to stick to the local<br>c. Kenyans have peculiar coding habits<br>d. &quot;Tunaomba serikali itusaidie&quot;<br>
e. FREEWARE<br>f. etc<br><br><br>