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Why Use Open-source Software?
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| Free software is sought by Internet users everywhere because it is accessible
| right away and doesn't cost a dime. But did you know there's something
| better? Try open-source software.
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| Open-source software goes beyong being free. If from a freeware application
| you can expect no costs, from an open-source one you can expect the same,
| plus the ability to tweak it in ways you never thought developers would allow
| you to.
| And not only that.
|
| [...]
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| So this is why I find the open-source model superior to the closed-source
| one, bot from the end user and programmer's point of view. It works, it is
| safe and in many ways faster. You don't have to pay for it and this can be a
| incredible plus when you embark in a business that uses computers. Cutting
| costs should be a priority when trying to make money with software, and
| open-source might just be the best answer.
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http://www.computersight.com/Software/Why-Use-Open-source-Software.373711
How can open source programmers make money?
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| By writing an open source program that runs a particular piece of hardware
| you can make money off of the sales of that hardware and get bug fixes and
| improvements from the open source community who use that hardware. This is
| leveraging off of the open source community and you are making money from
| your program. Graphic card and printer manufacturers are starting to do this.
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http://www.locutus.us/make_money_from_open_source
Related:
Hire me to work on Amarok!
http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/473-Hire-me-to-work-on-Amarok!.html
KOfficeSource: a KOffice Consultancy Company
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| Announcing itself today is KOfficeSource GmbH, a company that will sell
| services around KOffice. The founders comprise a small group of members of
| the developer community, as well as outside talent. They share an interest in
| furthering KOffice by supporting it commercially in addition to the
| non-commercial support that can be found on the mailing lists and IRC. As the
| name suggests it has been created in Germany but will operate across Europe
| and further afield.
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http://dot.kde.org/1199838571/
Sun will offer back-line support for OpenOffice
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| Sun Microsystems on Monday plans to announce that it will provide support for
| the OpenOffice.org productivity software suite, citing a wave of momentum
| behind the open-source project.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/121407-sun-will-offer-back-line-support.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
Top Five Open Source Business Models You Never Heard Of
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| The art of “selling” or generating revenue from open source is a topic of
| growing importance as open source takes a larger piece of the software
| business. In the past, open source revenue has largely been associated with
| services marketed by many top tier Linux companies: Support, middleware
| solutions, etc.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3686616
How to make money by giving stuff away
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| RedHat CFO Charlie Peters said this week that the key to success
| is to "convince customers of the value of moving from free to paid".
| Largely because JBoss is a free download, an estimated 11 million
| people are using it. Now if they can move even a small fraction of
| those customers into the paying column, that will be a significant
| source of revenue.
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| [...]
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| There is something of a snowball effect here. As you bring more
| people into your "community", the community becomes more attractive
| (because of new content, shared knowledge, buzz, etc.), which drives
| even more people in.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=202
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