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This is why I like the open source + enterprise contract if you like model so much.

by aplummer 6y ago

alexilliamson 6y ago
What's your favorite such example?
- deleted 6y ago
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- Arnt 6y ago
  I know at least four quite different examples. But they share one trait: They're quiet, softspoken, avoid controversy on internet forums. I won't name any of them. One uses low pricing, is likable, and provides a fine list of enterprise features. The HN crowd will realise that these features are really different ways of describing a very small amount of code. But if you want to spend your employer's money and don't care to spoil that by telling your managers too much, the list is fine. Engineers who like the likable make money be spent. One writes per-customer code on top of largely the same body of code, and charges very high prices, largely because they clearly know how to get stuff done using that code. They have the references to prove it, and they wrote the code, and the customers accept that they invoice customers for improvements to the free base too. One uses a technique I don't understand at all. It's different from the other three, and it works. I mention it to say that the other three aren't an exhaustive list. The fourth targets nontechnical customers and sell SaaS, I don't know the price level. You can git-clone the code and selfhost if you want, they'll be friendly but not helpful. If you make a PR on github they'll at least look at it.
  - DoctorNick 6y ago
    ...why wouldn't you name any of them?
    - whatshisface 6y ago
      The first one sounds like the commenter knows that their boss would cancel the contract if they realized what was going on, so the parent is taking careful steps to avoid talking about what they don't want their boss to discover.
    - rriepe 6y ago
      It's called the chilling effect. The most 'chilling' thing about it is that it's entirely rational.
    - Arnt 6y ago
      Because there are quite a few quarrelsome, overly opinionated, arrogant people on HN.
ineedasername 6y ago
Would RHEL fall into that category?

This is why I like the open source + enterprise contract if you like model so much.

alexilliamson 6y ago

What's your favorite such example?

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Arnt 6y ago
I know at least four quite different examples. But they share one trait: They're quiet, softspoken, avoid controversy on internet forums. I won't name any of them. One uses low pricing, is likable, and provides a fine list of enterprise features. The HN crowd will realise that these features are really different ways of describing a very small amount of code. But if you want to spend your employer's money and don't care to spoil that by telling your managers too much, the list is fine. Engineers who like the likable make money be spent. One writes per-customer code on top of largely the same body of code, and charges very high prices, largely because they clearly know how to get stuff done using that code. They have the references to prove it, and they wrote the code, and the customers accept that they invoice customers for improvements to the free base too. One uses a technique I don't understand at all. It's different from the other three, and it works. I mention it to say that the other three aren't an exhaustive list. The fourth targets nontechnical customers and sell SaaS, I don't know the price level. You can git-clone the code and selfhost if you want, they'll be friendly but not helpful. If you make a PR on github they'll at least look at it.
- DoctorNick 6y ago
  ...why wouldn't you name any of them?
  - whatshisface 6y ago
    The first one sounds like the commenter knows that their boss would cancel the contract if they realized what was going on, so the parent is taking careful steps to avoid talking about what they don't want their boss to discover.
  - rriepe 6y ago
    It's called the chilling effect. The most 'chilling' thing about it is that it's entirely rational.
  - Arnt 6y ago
    Because there are quite a few quarrelsome, overly opinionated, arrogant people on HN.

ineedasername 6y ago

Would RHEL fall into that category?