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[Rodrigue Villetard <rodrigue.villetard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So do I.

Moreover, one thing had never been been discussed : One of the best 
thing with free (as in free beer) modules is the power of experiments.

Now I can try many modules as i want to and find out which ones are 
fitting my needs  the better. Then buy a service.

cheers,
Rodrigue







On 2013-02-08 14:27, Stefan Rijnhart wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  we at Therp agree with Eric and Raphael on this topic.
>
>  Cheers,
>  Stefan.
>
>  On 02/08/2013 02:19 PM, Juan Cristobal Lopez Arrieta wrote:
>
> > I agree 100% with Eric's opinion.
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Caudal 
> > <eric.caudal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > My 2 cts:
> > > - OpenERP has no business model on selling the code. If you want to 
> > > sell code, choose another ERP. Opensource allows the copy: don't 
> > > bother in complaining about people doing it!
> > > - A localization is partly a setup/partly code (some wizard)/partly 
> > > the capacity for the integrator to explain it to the customer. You 
> > > could protect the 1st part or the last part (your procedures) but for 
> > > the rest...
> > > - Companies hire my services so that I can help them either setup 
> > > current OpenERP code or patch it/create new functionalities. Even if 
> > > functionalities are similar between companies, they continue hiring 
> > > us because we help them find innovative solutions (and every company 
> > > has its own needs/tricks/specificities that justify it.
> > > - paid apps will never work if it is based on code
> > > - paid apps could work if it is linked to a service or added 
> > > feature which is not AGPL code (for example an EDI network or a 
> > > membership or a SaaS service or an Android app etc).
> > > - Still a voluntary fee (donation with a percentage to the hoster) 
> > > could be a solution for some people/situations ("you liked it, please 
> > > help me"). I would personally not rely on it as a company.
>
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