[Kictanet] Selling Software?

[John Walubengo]

Wainaina,

I wouldn't even try to make licensed software (any) cheaper.  The idea of 'selling' software is in itself questionable.  I would prefer to imagine that software (programs or instructions given to computers) is like a (food) recipe.  One does NOT sell recipees, infact recipees are shared by neighbours freely around the world.  What one should instead sell is the skill and time used to convert the recipe into an end product (food).  

User's and professionals should therefore have full access to instructions (software, recipe), and using their talent and skills, they can cost and sell their time spend in customising software solutions that suits the local environment.  Such 'customised' solutions should still be open and available to the next user/professional who may wish to further customise a subsequent solution from the preceding solution (while charging for the time spend in doing so).

But hey, it is a big debate and would (should) feature in the deliberations at Tunis.

walu.
   

>>> "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina at madeinkenya.org> 11/15/05 12:26pm >>>
Waudo,

I believe one way of limiting software piracy is my making licenced software affordable. Enforcement of expensive software licences has already proved ineffective. 

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Wainaina Mungai
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>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
>  Subject: Re: Fw: BSA in Kenya?
>  Sent: 15 Nov '05 12:17
>  
>  Microsoft has been active in BSA activity in Kenya. It is very
>  importatnt that we discourage piracy of software which is very high
>  particularly in Africa.
>  
>  Kind Regards,
>  Waudo
>  
>  
>  On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:21:28 +0300, alice at apc.org said:
>  > Hi All
>  >
>  > Anyone with information/knowledge about the Business Software Alliance
>  > mentioned below.
>  >
>  > ----- Original Message -----
>  > From: "Tina James" <tina at trigrammic.com>
>  > To: "Alice Wanjira" <alice at apc.org>
>  > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:42 AM
>  > Subject: BSA in Kenya?
>  >
>  >
>  > > Hi Alice
>  > >
>  > > Do you have any idea of how active the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is
>  > > in Kenya and East Africa?  They are made up of large multinational
>  > > companies
>  > > that are starting to prosecute people and particularly governments and
>  > > large
>  > > institutions who are using pirated software?  I just thought you may have
>  > > come across them through KICTANET and KEPSA / KIF.
>  > >
>  > > Cheers
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