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Categorizing OSS customers
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| I've been thinking about this statement from Sun/MySQL's Marten Mickos:
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| "There's a difference between organizations that have more time than
| money and organizations that have more money than time."
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| I coming to realize that OSS users split into three, not two, categories:
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| * A] An organization that has more time than money
| * B] An organization that has more money than time but is used to getting
| what they need for free and is comfortable enough with OSS to rely on
| their own skills
| * C] An organization that has more money than time
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2008/04/categorizing_os.html
Open Source, Table Manners
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| Finally, do not expect anyone to do anything for free. Most groups wish to
| improve on their projects, but having "enough time" is always an issue. Be
| open to offering money, time, or resources in order to get your problem
| solved. Realize that for what you offer there may be a down side as well for
| the project.
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| Free hardware still has to be installed and properly setup. Money may be an
| issue because of foreign currency exchanges or because it complicates the
| individuals taxes. Offering people can be good, but realize that then the
| project will have to take the burden of training and answering questions.
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| Having good table manners is the key to working with open source projects.
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http://krow.livejournal.com/594596.html
Recent:
Giving money to open source
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| So far, Amarok has caused $11,557 in sales of Magnatune music!
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| This morning, I very happily sent a $1155.70 donation to Amarok.
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http://blogs.magnatune.com/buckman/2008/04/giving-money-to.html
Codeweavers Gives Linux Project a Boost
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| CodeWeavers Inc., the leading manufacturer of Windows to Linux software
| compatibility products, announced today its support for Lindependence ’08,
| which involves migrating the entire town of Felton, CA to the Linux operating
| system.
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http://wearenixed.blogspot.com/2008/04/codeweavers-gives-linux-project-boost.html
Google: Model citizen of community development?
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| I wonder, however, if Google gets a free pass on so many issues simply
| because developers are praying for an alternative to Microsoft's dominance?
| Perhaps many, or most, embrace Google, thinking, "The enemy of my enemy is my
| friend."
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9890701-7.html?tag=more
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