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Misunderstanding my Intentions

CRMfanatic 16th Jul 2010

I think the main issues that arose out of the interview I gave was around the quote (partially included in Dana's post):

"Open source doesn't mean free and was never really meant to mean free," Schneider said. "Open source runs through everything we do, it enables us to be transparent and gives customers more power. We are an open source company and it's why we're better than proprietary companies."

Many (like those at slashdot) took this to mean I was saying all of our products are open source and/or offered under an OS license. I never said that.

For a GREAT explanation of what open source means to our business, read Larry's comment's on my blog at:

http://www.crmoutsiders.com/2010/07/15/some-thoughts-on-open-from-sugarcrm-ceo-larry-augustin/

Thanks,

Martin Schneider
SugarCRM