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O-STEP In The Limelight

Posted by Hemos on from the professionalizing-things dept.

Tony Stanco, whose new eGovOS conference is starting today, has also been pushing O-STEP (Open Source Threshold Escrow Program). It's an interesting looking program for escrowing code, pending money being raised towards it - you can get more details in PPT,OpenOffice, and HTML.

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  1. Re:Legitimizing Open Source by tcort · · Score: 4, Insightful
    >Everyone wants to get paid for their work
    People are already getting paid for open source and free software. It is possible! Companies and non-profits are making money by
    • selling the software for a price
    • providing a support service
    • customizing the software for customers
    • selling manuals
    • providing training
    • selling promo material (t-shirts)