Linux World / Network World 2006

[psema4]

On 10/19/05, psema4 <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > [snip]
> > How can people make money from Open Source? I hear this question all
> > the time from customers. They are used to paying for software and
> > figure that if a given software package is free, its author did not
> > believe it was good enough to sell.
>
> This is a relatively large topic and there are 5 or 6 business models*
> built around selling open source and related services.  A good place
> to start though is with the definition of "free."  One of the original
> reasons for coining the term "Open Source" was to try and clarify the
> meaning of "free software."  It does _not_ necessarily mean free as in
> cost, but was originally intended to be free as in "freedom."
>
> It's the main reason I prefer the acronym f/loss (Free/Libre and Open
> Source Software) or foss...  the libre portion gives context to the
> word free.

Sorry, that was supposed to be prefer f/loss -over- foss.

> * Will have to dig up some old bookmarks that cover these.  When I
> find them, I can post 'em or send them to you off list to review if
> you'd like.

Needed to correct that line above, so  I grabbed a few links off
google that relate to Open Source business models.  The first one is
fairly decent place to start.  ;-)

http://www.opensource.org/advocacy/case_for_business.php
http://management.itmanagersjournal.com/management/04/05/10/2052216.shtml?tid=85
http://rsss.anu.edu.au/~janeth/OSBusMod.html
http://digitalenterprise.org/models/models.html

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