Is Open Source Recession Proof?

DaMan writes "ZDNet asks Is open source recession proof? 'So, how might a recession affect open source software? Well, first off, I think that any business model that relies on volunteers could certainly see interest decline if times get tough. There are a lot of businesses that rely on people working for them for free because they get a pay check somewhere else, and I think that a recession would make people question working without getting any dollars in return.'"

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Re:Slow news day much?

[DeeQ]

Heres another one to mark troll you trollers!

Hardhearted vs chuckleheaded

[CustomDesigned]

Or a flamewar to end all flamewars: heartless Rayndian let the poor starve on the streets -style Libertarianists vs. Socialists who steal every last penny which you have righfully earned with your very own hands to build a Gulag and lock you there for your own good with a robotic nanny named "State".

Or, as our priest put it yesterday, "A swimmer is drowning 100 feet from shore. A conservative throws a lifesaver on a 50 foot rope, and yells at them to swim half way. A liberal sees them, calls the conservative hard hearted, and throws a lifesaver all the way to the drowning man - at the end of a 200 foot rope, and pats himself smugly on the back while holding the other end."