Something you cannot understand

Today, I am hanging out online. I searched some tool kits about Qmail. After all, I have done some related work and I still prefer this open-source first-class mail server. on SourceForge, we accidentally found that there were two Qmail service companies at the top of the search results. suddenly curious, how can there be other companies to serve an open-source software?

I entered the home pages of the two companies and looked at the services they provided. I don't know. Let's take a look at the next hop! One of the companies is DRH Internet, which mainly provides email-related services, including Qmail Consulting, installation and maintenance, consultation on other mail servers, and mail hosting. further reading, I found their Qmail-related services. I was shocked when I saw the prices of various Qmail installation services!

Base Qmail Installation A professionally installed and tested no-hassystemic e-mail server. using DES POP3, SMTP, SMTP-AUTH support, an easy-to-understand user manual, one week of support, and a description of changes we made to your server.	$180.00
Add IMAP and web-based e-mail Always be in touch! View the same e-mail from your desktop, laptop, or any web browser. Adds IMAP and squirrelmail support.	$90.00
Add SSL Security Encrypt usernames and passwords for added security.	$90.00 (Plus SSL Cert)
Add anti-virus Filtering Protect users from e-mail borne viruses. have peace of mind.	$100.00
Add Vpopmail virtual user administration Utilities to easily manage large numbers of users or domains.	$60.00
Add Vpopmail web tools Manage Vpopmail users and domains through an easy-to-use web interface.	$80.00
Add spam filtering with spamassassin Block spam before it hits your inbox. save time and hassystemic.	$250.00

The above is basically a combination of Qmail and related toolkit applications. All the software is open-source software, and the company does not need to invest any development. These things can be so expensive, this is really incomprehensible to a college student!

The following is even more outrageous. Based on the above installation service, a Web management interface is provided,

Basic Qmail Installation Basic Qmail installation to get a small company or web hosting operation working. schemdes: Base Qmail installation, IMAP, web-based e-mail, anti-virus filtering, Vpopmail, and Web Administration of users and domains. (only missing SSL security and spam filtering .)

$510.00

Basic Qmail installation plus Spam filtering The basic Qmail installation plus Spam filtering with spamassassin. (Only missing SSL security .)

$760.00

Complete Qmail Installation Base Qmail installation with all the options-IMAP, web-based e-mail, SSL, anti-virus filtering, Vpopmail, Web Administration of users and domains, and spam filtering. this is the most complete.

$850.00 (Plus SSL Cert)

After reading it, I went crazy. I remember that my company, which is a part-time company, also sells Qmail-related software and services, as well as anti-virus, anti-spam, and provides Web management interfaces and security services. the installation cost of their products is only 1000 RMB!

Think about the cost of starting such a consulting company. The most important thing is the installation, configuration, management, and maintenance of a few technical staff proficient in Qmail service, and a few business personnel, then there is a small office, a Web server, and several PCs. Other things are not very important. if we follow this standard, several of our college students will not study Qmail for one year during their undergraduate studies. When we graduate, can we start a company like this? Because we don't need our own products, we only need the technologies at hand, plus the marketing promotion. Is this possible?

I really don't understand. Is this the difference between domestic and foreign markets? How is it that it is so simple to set up a company in a foreign country, as if in China, although you provide the same services and products, you will always be able to struggle on the verge of collapse?