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Stories · 8

  1. CoSource.com bought by Applix

    Linux · Linux · · posted by Hemos · from the yet-more-buyouts dept. · 0 comments
    karrde writes "Yahoo Biz has a story here about CoSource.com being bought out by Applix. Seems the president of CoSource will still control it, along w/ controling the Linux division of Applix. "

  2. Upside on CoSource's Leap of Faith

    Money · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the jumping-into-the-linux-world dept. · 82 comments
    Chris Fischer writes "Here's a great article on UpsideToday about CoSource.com, entitled CoSource's Leap of Faith: Bridging the gap between open source and the free market. This positive article offers insight into what CoSource is about, what they've been doing, and their goals for the future. "

  3. GPL and Project Forking

    Gnu · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the the-center-does-not-hold dept. · 178 comments
    Norm writes "Linuxcare is running an informative article about project forking and how the GPL serves to prevent forking in many cases; a good expose on a timely subject, given recent fears about kernel forks, etc.. " Being at Comdex, I've heard a lot of people wondering about why Linux stays together, questions about what the GPL means and how it works. There seems to be a lot of confusion about what different distributions actually mean.

  4. Talking with Matt Welsh

    Linux · Linux · · posted by Hemos · from the smart-smart-man dept. · 50 comments
    Norm J writes "Linuxcare is running an interview with Matt Welsh, author of Running Linux, 3rd edition- it's a great read. " Matt continues to display a staggering amount of good humour and intelligence.

  5. SourceXchange goes into beta

    News · News · · posted by Hemos · from the come-make-yer-money dept. · 40 comments
    EEPROM writes "SourceXchange is now officially in beta and is accepting developer registrations. You can register here. " Excellent idea on a way to get Open Source developers paid-check out CoSource for another interesting model.

  6. The Problem With Bounty Software

    Money · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the stuff-to-think-about dept. · 85 comments
    Anonymous Piglet writes "Graydon Hoare has written a well thought-out essay on the problems with the bounty software model being promoted by organizations such as the Free Software Bazaar, sourceXchange, and CoSource. " Update: 06/11 12:23 by H : Norm J sent this tidbit our way: Cosource.com founders Bernie Thompson and Norm Jacobowitz have posted their responses to Graydon Hoare's Essay on the Problem with Bounty Software . It is available at the Cosource.com site.

  7. The Problem With Bounty Software

    Money · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the stuff-to-think-about dept. · 85 comments
    Anonymous Piglet writes "Graydon Hoare has written a well thought-out essay on the problems with the bounty software model being promoted by organizations such as the Free Software Bazaar, sourceXchange, and CoSource. " Update: 06/11 12:23 by H : Norm J sent this tidbit our way: Cosource.com founders Bernie Thompson and Norm Jacobowitz have posted their responses to Graydon Hoare's Essay on the Problem with Bounty Software . It is available at the Cosource.com site.

  8. Getting Paid to Write Open Source Code

    News · News · · posted by Hemos · from the and-then-you-cash-the-check dept. · 135 comments
    Thanks to Norm J for pointing out the recent Doc Searls' article that talks about the growing number of ways to earn money while writing open Source code. This article is especially interesting in light of CoSource and SourceXChange. So, buckle down, and have fun-get paid to do what you love.