From: Gerd Stolpmann <info@gerd-stolpmann.de>
To: skaller <skaller@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Jim Miller <gordon.j.miller@gmail.com>, caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Interactive technical computing
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:22:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1173356534.8655.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1173324431.12230.94.camel@rosella.wigram>
Am Donnerstag, den 08.03.2007, 14:27 +1100 schrieb skaller:
> On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 22:19 -0500, Jim Miller wrote:
> > Ah, I misunderstood ...
> >
> > I would say that with the researchers I know of and work with, the
> > answer would be no. $5K these days is a lot of money for most of the
> > scientists I'm working with, to the point that they're actually using
> > Octave and R (free) and moving away from buying their analysis
> > packages.
>
> So how about $500? I just picked a random number out of the air.
>
> Don't forget .. the general framework Harrop describes isn't
> restricted to the science market, certainly not just atmospherics.
>
> Although with the current hype about global warming, atmospheric
> modelling might get additional funds pumped in .. :)
Hehe, scientists and business...
Here is a way that could work (because it already worked for me):
- Make the product open-source (this is a door-opener!)
- Make a good web site, with add-ons etc.
- Announce yourself as the guy who increases the productivity of the
highly-paid scientists, and offer your consultancy services
I say that because it is not so easy to sell licenses for money (high
costs to even be recognised as a product vendor). It is not so easy to
get rich these days...
Gerd
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-03-08 12:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-08 1:13 Jon Harrop
2007-03-08 1:49 ` [Caml-list] " Jim Miller
2007-03-08 2:52 ` skaller
2007-03-08 3:00 ` Jim Miller
2007-03-08 3:10 ` skaller
[not found] ` <beed19130703071919g1f537f59o93ce06871fba8f3a@mail.gmail.com>
2007-03-08 3:27 ` skaller
2007-03-08 3:36 ` Jim Miller
2007-03-08 21:16 ` Richard Jones
[not found] ` <45F10E90.5000707@laposte.net>
2007-03-09 7:43 ` Matthieu Dubuget
2007-03-10 14:58 ` Richard Jones
2007-03-08 12:22 ` Gerd Stolpmann [this message]
2007-03-08 14:24 ` Christophe TROESTLER
2007-03-08 19:34 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-08 20:34 ` Christophe TROESTLER
2007-03-09 10:22 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-09 10:45 ` Christophe TROESTLER
2007-03-08 2:12 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2007-03-08 12:41 ` [Caml-list] F# Jon Harrop
2007-03-08 11:12 ` [Caml-list] Interactive technical computing Andrej Bauer
2007-03-08 11:59 ` Vu Ngoc San
2007-03-08 12:43 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-08 21:28 ` Vu Ngoc San
2007-03-09 0:14 ` skaller
2007-03-08 21:26 Robert Fischer
2007-03-09 0:04 ` skaller
2007-03-09 10:06 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-09 10:25 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-10 14:55 ` Richard Jones
2007-03-10 22:07 ` Michael Vanier
2007-03-29 0:33 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-29 8:41 ` Joel Reymont
2007-03-30 11:31 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-09 13:33 Robert Fischer
2007-03-09 13:49 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-09 13:54 ` skaller
2007-03-09 14:13 Robert Fischer
2007-03-09 15:21 ` skaller
2007-03-09 17:26 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-09 18:50 ` Jon Harrop
2007-03-09 14:21 Robert Fischer
2007-03-09 15:35 Robert Fischer
2007-03-09 17:41 Robert Fischer
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