[ECOS] Re: ecos, eCosCentric and the rest of the world

[Dirk dot Eibach at t-online dot de (Dirk Eibach)]

> As for your argument about those who pay and those who do not, I fear
> I have little sympathy.  I make my *entire living*, as do my colleagues
> at eCosCentric, by providing support and consulting on eCos.  I am much
> more inclined to help those that are willing to pay than those that do
> not.  On the other hand, I am also more than willing to share what I
> can to the community freely.  The fact that I can get paid for this,
> in support of certain customers, allows me the ability to share what I
> can with the public.

Don't let me be misunderstood. I appreciate the work that all contributors including 
eCosCentric are doing very much. ecos is a great thing, support on the mailing list is 
excellent (I am trying to participate as good as I can).

I am not at all against offering paid services. Also my company is offering paid services, 
that's what I am living from. I explicitly said, that offering support and consulting for 
money is allright.

My *main* concerns are about the eCosPro Developer's Kit. It's diving the community 
into two part's. It's not only about special tools, but also about a special source tree.

Maybe you don't share my concerns, that's ok. I don't want to start a firefight, but 
reading "xyz is only available with the eCosPro Developer's Kit" increasingly more often 
makes me sad.

Regards,
Dirk
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