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Making Money In Open Source
Khalid writes "An interview with Sleepycat President and CEO, Michael Olson, it brings a lot of interesting information about their business model and licensing scheme. A lot of good ideas, when a lot of open source based companies are struggling for life. "
It's easy to make money in open source. First, grab Freemoney
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/
[root@localhost freemoney_0.02]$
[root@localhost freemoney_0.02]$ make
[root@localhost freemoney_0.02]$ make install
That wasn't so hard now, was it?
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
:wq
Rosanna Rosanna Danna: "The key to making OpenSource profitable is banner ads. Preferably, big banner ads that use a lot of bandwidth. Adding a navigation bar at the top also helps. Also, you should change your name to whatever the latest hot release is."
Chevy Chase: "Rosanna, VA Software tried that and it didn't work."
RRD: "Never mind."
Phase 1: Steal the Underpants.
Phase 2: ?.
Phase 3: Profit!
That'll only work for Gnome.
Okay, now this is thoroughly tongue-in-cheek, so chill on the flames, but here are my predictions of what you'll find yourself saying if you choose to invest in Open-Source companies...
...when you see your portfolio statement...
...as above, if you're American...
...describing the outlook for profits...
...what you'll mutter to yourself constantly
...to your broker who recommended Open-Source companies...
...as above, if your broker is female...
...what you'll call the CEO...
...what you'll call the CEO if you're American...
...and don't forget the CFO...
(Thanks to Merriam-Webster for the pronunciations.)