So I'm supposed to spend months of my life working for free? Don't get me wrong I like crypto but I want to make some money.
Linux is open source.
Bitcoin is open source.
LibreOffice is a multiplatform open-source office suite.
I'm sure I can give you hundreds more examples. Each of those projects are "free to download and use" but the developers have happy lives and are being compensated somehow.
In the beginning, open source software looked like a saintly gift. Programmers would work hard, then give away the fruits of their labor to anyone who wanted it. Everyone would benefit from this act of pure charity.
Over time, however, companies realized they could make money and give away the software at the same time. They could do well by doing good. This wasn't a shock to some of the original open source advocates -- it was how some intended it to be. Richard Stallman, for one, always said that "free speech" was more important to him than "free beer." He embraced the idea that companies could charge anything they like -- as long as the user could fiddle with the code and distribute the result.
There is a common misconception that there is no money in open source software. It is true that open source code is free to download. But when it comes to making money you should think of this as an opportunity rather than a limitation.
Businesses who make money in open source software include:
MySQL (now owned by Oracle): Popular relational database.
Red Hat: Major distributor of Linux for server and desktop use.
WordPress: Widely used blogging platform.
SugarCRM: Business customer relations management.
Magento: E-commerce shopping platform.
Zimbra: E-mail and messaging server.
If your idea is truly worth something, even if you give it away for free, you will surely get compensated somehow. I don't know how.
If it's not, then no one will pay for it anyway.
Appreciate it, the problem is that if I'm implementing this nto someone else's coin, they are making money and I'm not.. because I didn't get in on the ground floor. the only way that I can see to make real money with it seems to be to start my own coin.. But there are already too many as it is, in my opinion.
But maybe the name recognition alone is enough.
Thank for treating me with respect.. I was on the fence about whether or not to patent or pursue anything like that. NXT community was encouraging me not to actually. But I was thinking about it.. and you know the biggest reason I want to pursue it? This thread, being called a troll, being told I don't know anything, etc. But if my initial reception had been closer to Dabs, might've freely shared the idea.. honestly, I'd prefer to just talk openly about it and bounce it around with others.. But there is something to be said for trying to make some money of it.. and for not wanting to help out Bitcoin if type this is the reception I get.
We should just ignore the guy, we're feeding the troll. He'd be building something if he had anything worthwhile or the money to waste on patents.
It isn't exactly the kind of thing you do overnight.. But again, thank you for providing me more incentive to try to jump through the hoops and hassle and spend the money to try to patent.
