dima wrote:
> The only solution is open source.

One word: Microsoft.
Another word: Oracle.

Open source is a nice thing, but by no means an "only solution". If it were,
the commercial software market as we know it would've been blown away by
now.

For one, simple reasons: Customers don't care about how you distribute your
software. They care about whether or not it works for them, and fits within
their budget.

> The clever people will help you make a bright idea of yours great.

Ah, yes, much like GNU Hurd. ;)
Every highly visible Open Source project is either backed by commercial
interests or was created by a company that couldn't stand up against the
completion anymore (Linux, Mozilla (formerly Netscape), or OpenOffice
(formerly, StarOffice)).

Open Source can work, but it is no silver bullet. Especially not, if your
business model isn't centered on services or consulting.

--
Phillip Gawlowski