Determining the Value of Open Source Software
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| The decision to put a dollar sign on an open source project depends on its
| application, as does the model used. However, the outcome is likely to
| benefit the developer. With additional services and support behind them,
| development teams can get to market faster with richer feature sets and
| differentiation, while cutting costs significantly. Having a close
| relationship with the open source vendor inspires collaboration and can
| benefit the software developer community as a whole.
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http://java.sys-con.com/read/452357_p.htm
Packt Publishing Announces 2007 Open Source CMS Award Winners
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| Packt handed out a total of $20,000 in prize money to the winning Content
| Management Systems.
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| Winners in the other final categories include:
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| * Most Promising: MODx
| * Best Open Source PHP: Joomla!
| * Best non PHP Open Source CMS: mojoPortal
| * Best Social Networking: WordPress
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10172.html
Related:
Money or nothing? Trade-offs in FOSS compensation
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| What happens when a free and open source software (FOSS) project
| attempts to introduce compensation for its developers? Because FOSS
| remains based largely on volunteer work, many worry that payment
| might demotivate both those who receive it and those who do not.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/23/203207&from=rss
Linux Community Still Outraged by Novell Pact
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| Leaders of the open source movement are at work on a legal strategy
| that could let Novell retain the benefits of the deal, while
| preventing Microsoft from using it to attack other open source firms.
| They're drafting a new version of the General Public License or GPL,
| the Free Software Foundation's legal rulebook, which governs how
| Linux and other open source code can be used.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/kwJz51E8kKkqhI/Linux-Community-Still-Outraged-by-Novell-Pact.xhtml
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