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Open Source Software Licenses Versus Business Models

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-size-does-not-fit-all dept.

dp619 writes "Network World is running a guest article by Outercurve Foundation's technical director Stephen Walli discussing how FOSS license choice can affect a company's business model. Walli disagrees that a FOSS license dictates the business model or that the business model dictates the license."

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  1. Re:I'm sorry but he is wrong.. by Telvin_3d · · Score: 3, Informative

    Google is not a business that is built around distributing FOSS. It is simply a business that makes heavy use of FOSS to support their needs.

    No one would think of describing Amazon as a FOSS business, despite their heavy use of it. Same with Google.

  2. Re:I'm sorry but he is wrong.. by ozmanjusri · · Score: 3, Informative

    Google is not a business that is built around distributing FOSS.

    Android.

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  3. Re:Homo Erotica by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Informative

    After 4x years of life, with a recent PhD I am living a miserable life

    You're doing it wrong.

    Linux IT pros in US saw a giant salary leap in 2012
    IT professionals enjoyed their biggest salary jump in more than a decade last year, but for those using Linux, it was even better.

    Following up on its January 2012 study that found tech salaries had finally started to climb again, IT careers site Dice today published an annual update showing not just a continuing trend in that respect, but also a huge boost for those in the Linux field.

    http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/careers/3422018/us-linux-it-pros-saw-giant-salary-leap-in-2012/

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