Re: alternatives for funding

[Pascal Dupuis]

2013/12/14 John W. Eaton <address@hidden>:

> Thanks for the kind words of encouragement.  :-/
>
> BTW, in case my earlier message also sounded discouraging, I did not mean it
> that way.  I would be happy to encourage one or more support businesses to
> form around Octave and perhaps to even be a part of them (well, I already
> have my own).  My point was that it needs to be done as a business, not
> using the FSF to collect the funds, because the FSF is a charity and can
> really only accept donations.
>

John,

pardon if I seems too pessimistic. My message is: choose the right
niche. Be the leader on some specialised market, avoid providing
lower-cost alternative. Competing with giants requires giant weapons
(i.e. big budgets, big ressources).

I would also be more than happy seeing Octave gaining a wider
visibility through specialised applications.

Regards

Pascal