NotSoCommonCents has an interesting post on open source vs. proprietary business models. And it is the first time I've seen it but, Craiglist is now a verb.
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Nice link, thanks…intriguing indeed that an open source encyclopedia could be almost as good as the gold standard!
On a slightly tangential note, what’s more intriguing is perhaps making money from open source! Making revenues from free & open source software is one of the most frequently asked questions these days. While there have been a few successful examples of companies (like MySQL, Red Hat etc) which are making money, I’d surmise that these are still very early days for open source revenue & profit models.
While open source as an operational paradigm certainly has been having exceptional success against proprietary and closed-software models in the recent past, in my opinion, a lot more thought need to be given and experimentations done before the emergence of viable revenue models for the free & open source models that can successfully compete with the current proprietary software revenue model. Some specifics of the business models are emerging fast, but it will take a few years for the market to test each of these out and hopefully, the fittest will survive.
A site that focuses exclusively on revenue models from free, open source software is Follars.com – Free, Open-source Dollars - http://www.follars.com !
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