Is there a list of companies or people who "profitably develop free software"? Ones I can think of have gone to a pay model, like Red Hat.
MySQL since it's acquisition by Oracle/Sun doesn't seem a good example. I do not know the others listed in the academic article. Donation models do not count. I of course totally support open source and use it for everything I can, XP Pro on my desktops excluded. Regards, Nico Morrison __________________________ [email protected] Skype: nicomorrison http://nicomorrison.com http:/theflowerraj.com __________________________ 2009/8/19 Dave Crossland <[email protected]> > 2009/8/19 Richard P Edwards <[email protected]>: > > For sure, peaked my interest. > > To balance out AH's bullshit, I enjoyed Dirk Riehle's "The Commercial > Open Source Business Model" which explains how a company can > profitably develop free software: > > > http://dirkriehle.com/publications/2009/the-commercial-open-source-business-model/ > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
