Making Money From Open Source

Duncan Riley has an interesting post on TechCrunch “How Grey Is Your Valley: Making Money From Open Source“.
The post is about Matt Mullenweg the founder of Automattic, and his comments on making money from Open Source. As a general rule I am all for making profit from Open Source, it helps keep the engine running.
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Microsoft vs. Google

Ashlee Vance over at The Register wrote an article “Microsoft vs. Google – the open source shame” with a detailed description of the forum wars between Chris DiBona, Google’s Open Source manager, and Bill Hilf, Microsoft’s Open Source chief.
The topic of the debate, of course, is Microsoft’s latest move of submitting two licenses for approval […]

Open Source [the] Business Results

Thoughts about the process of starting a new company / product:
I read some articles about why you should choose Open Source (or not), when deciding on how to develop your next winning software solution. You can also find information covering different business strategies to follow in order to succeed in the Open Source industry (No […]

HP, IBM, BMC and CA - Vulnerable to Open Source Management Solutions

Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) interviewed Nora Denzel, a former senior vice president and general manager of the software unit at Hewlett Packard (HP), about Open Source management software.
Denzel, currently on the advisory board or board of directors of four companies, including open-source management software company GroundWork, explains her view on the roadmap for management software […]

The OSI Authority

The latest statement from the Open Source Initiative (OSI) regarding standing up against the misuse of the term “open source”, created a growing community response. Most of the responses are of support (some of the comments are not), but the side effect of this debate is the question raised regarding the authority of the OSI […]