Linux and Open Source: How It Affects Small Organizations
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| Linux and other open source applications are finding increasing acceptance in
| the global marketplace in small and large companies alike. Statistics on the
| growth of a few open source programs—like Apache, a web server; Linux, an
| operating system; FreeBSD, an operating system; and PostgreSQL, a database
| server—show this to be true. In this article, we’ll consider why open source
| is growing so fast, and what it means to you, the leader of a small company.
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http://businessedge.michcpa.org/issue/article.aspx?i=v4n8&a=287&s=MI
My Favorite Open Source Business Models
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| Without a doubt, my all-time favorite open source business model has to be
| selling pre-configured devices or services using the open source products.
| It's simple: you're effectively selling something sustainable and tangible
| for the end user, while allowing the community to use the open source project
| as they see fit.
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http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200709/ij_09_04_07a.html
Related and fairly recent:
An interview with Matt Asay
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| Glyn Moody talked to him about why he became a GPL believer and how to create
| a billion-dollar revenue open source company.
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http://lwn.net/Articles/240877/
Making money The Redhat way
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| I see Redhat further consolidating its position in times to come.
| One way or the other Redhat has proved that there is money in open source
| software, lets see more companies capitalizing on it. b
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http://abhay-techzone.blogspot.com/2007/08/making-money-redhat-way.html
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