Demos’ book on open source approaches seems to be a worthwhile read … focusing on open knowledge sharing and collaborative development. The rise of the Internet has made it possible for knowledge to be created and shared in ways that emphasise its character as a common good, rather than as something to be owned. […] […]
An update to my posts on McVoy and the Mambo OS business model … noticed an interesting post that discusses the business model question again, this time citing WordPress … When you give software away, how do you make enough money to fund the laborious process of writing innovative new software? There are four answers […]
ein ergänzender Beitrag zum Open Source Heretic Beitrag, nichts hat eben einfache Lösungen: Open-Source Business Modelle können eben doch profitabel und innovativ sein, Beispiel Mambo … Die australische Software-Firma Miro hat vorgezeigt, wie man mit Gratis-Software Geld verdienen kann. Erst legt man den Quellcode des Basistools offen, schiebt dann noch selbst in der Entwicklung an […]
Interesting article on open source business models, their validity and innovation … Since 1993, Larry McVoy has been one of the closest allies to Linus Torvalds, creator of the open source Linux operating system. Yet after all these years, McVoy has come to believe that the open source business model […] cannot generate enough money […]
