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Making a Living Building Open Source Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the tricky-but-doable dept.

asimbaig asks: "When I started my IT Staffing and Placement firm last year, I couldn't find a decent Applicant Tracking System (ATS) or an Open Source alternative. I then found SugarCRM, and was blown away by its power and ease of use. Partly frustrated with the existing vendors and partly inspired by SugarCRM, I decided to write that ATS using LAMP. 6 months and 45k lines of code later, I have just released the preview of industry's first Open Source ATS/HR Management system, called CATS. Now, it will be an interesting experiment to see if I can actually make a living out of it and move away from my IT staffing business. SugarCRM seems to be doing well, so why not?. Is anyone out there making a living from writing Open Source code?"

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  1. Earn Money Fast!! by k4_pacific · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes! You too can make millions of dollars from Open Source Software and pay no taxes by following two easy steps!

    Step 1:
    Make millions of dollars from Open Source Software.

    Step 2:
    Pay no taxes.

    It's just that easy!!

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    Unknown host pong.
  2. I'm applying to be editor. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From this page, which uses a rotating quotes system: "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." -- General George Patton

    Are you wanting to ally yourself with weapons investors and angry people? Sounds like your company is pro-violence, like George W. Bush. I doubt that's your intention. The quotes system is distracting and should be eliminated. The software is fascinating and helpful; there is no need for entertainment. Anyone wanting quotes can Google "quotes".

    In the Demo, on January 10, someone entered this: "01:00 AM Seeing what a really long line looks like. There should be a place for event name and a lengthy description." That seems correct to me.

    Quote from the license page: "License: CATS is licensed under the CPL (CATS Public License), a derivative of the Mozilla Public License.....details comming soon!" The word "coming" has one m.

    On the "Contact us" page: "Minnetonka
    MN
    USA
    55305"    .

    This should be:
    Minnetonka, MN 55305
    USA

    Use the last four digits of your zip code.

    Quote from the download page: "Interested in joinging us, contact us!" There is no g in joining.

    I'm impressed with your software. If you like, I will act as your editor.