Selling OpenSource
Author: Ovidiu Moisanu
www.uniques.ro
A story about going where others have gone before and failed

What you dream of
The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving
force in our lives. We work to better ourselves,
and the rest of humanity.
With the first link, the chain is forged. The first
speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the
first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.
The first time any man's freedom is trodden on,
we're all damaged.

Becoming a zealot
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

How the market works
Once you have their money ... never
give it back.
Never pay more for an acquisition than you
have to.
Never allow family to stand in the way of
opportunity.
A man is only worth the sum of his possessions.
Keep your ears open.
Small print leads to large risk.
Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
Greed is eternal.
Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.
A deal is a deal ... until a better one comes along.
A contract is a contract is a contract (but only between Ferengi).
A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
Satisfaction is not guaranteed.
Never place friendship above profit.
A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
Nothing is more important than your health--except for your money.
There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.

What customers prefer to buy
Complete
Do it yourself

You may be selling OpenSource often, but OpenSource
alone rarely sells for you.

Star Trek is only science-fiction for now
• You need to survive, you need to afford eLiberatica tickets. You need
money. Thus:
• Your duty as a technical consultant is towards your customer. Thus:
• Sell OpenSource solutions to your customers because it’s the best tool
for their job, not for your beliefs or for it’s morality. Thus:
• Live OpenSource, develop OpenSource, preach OpenSource but
deliver solutions.
• This is how Unique Solutions was born. This is how it survived. This is how it
sells. This is why other invested in it. Visit us on www.uniques.ro