Hi Daniele, >> It would be great if some of the business leaders in the OSGeo community >> could >> provide me with inputs for the report. Your input will not only >> help me convince them that FOSS4G is worth it >> (I am already convinced, but need some data to support my >> claim) but also help me to understand the business models better. >> I'm not a business person; I'm an academic. I'm in the process of finishing up a book about open source collaboration. I have a *draft* chapter where I have attempted to summarize the literature on the "open source ecosystem." Starting on page 14, I have tried to summarize various business strategies I have found (I also try and summarize government and nonprofit interests as well).
See http://www.umass.edu/opensource/schweik/Chapter_2_schweik_final_draft.pdf This book still is being finalized and not yet published. If anyone on this list reads this chapter, I'd appreciate any comments you may have. If you Daniele, or anyone else uses content from this in some capacity, I'd appreciate you contacting me so I can give you information on how to cite it. I hope this helps a little. Cheers Charlie Schweik Associate Professor UMass Amherst
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