On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 09:45:01AM -0800, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
> RedHat is a company. Companies exist for the sole purpose of making
> money. Every action by any company -- literally every single action,
> ever -- is motivated by that goal.

That the 1914 Adam Smith and Carl Marx brand of capitalism.

Today is 2014 and we have this new "profit free" capitalism where making money
seems to be a distant second priority (if at all).

> 
> The question you should be asking is: How does Red Hat believe this
> move is going to make them money?
> 

It does not have to be an immediate monetary benefit.

If you know your product will be "cloned" or "ripped off" (by whoever),
you might as well beat them to it by doing it yourself. This way you are the one
who benefits from the rip-off product.

Read this book to find out how the makers of Ovation guitars have
done it with great effect:
http://www.amazon.com/History-Ovation-Guitar-Walter-Carter/dp/079355876X

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