I don't think there is any magic in it.
If it's a COMPANY it need to be run like a COMPANY. A BUSINESS.
In my opinion the fall of many opensource based "companies" has been the fact that they never were COMPANIES - but instead a collection of enthusiastic nerds.
Opensource is not the complete answer for a company strategy unless you are planning to eat rice for the lest of your life.
Yes, I would say I am doing exactly what I have wanted and still want. Ofcourse there have been days when I have had to do stuff that was not for me (like run the company;) but you have to do things that you dont like to do things that you like.
However, I don't believe that it could be possible if I would have been working for someone else.
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Ohh, I made a typo.
I don't think there is any magic in it.
If it's a COMPANY it need to be run like a COMPANY. A BUSINESS.
In my opinion the fall of many opensource based "companies" has been the fact that they never were COMPANIES - but instead a collection of enthusiastic nerds.
Opensource is not the complete answer for a company strategy unless you are planning to eat rice for the lest of your life.
Here is the state of the art in this business - Sone Walkman WM-1 from 1979.
It was just amazing to read the PDF and to notice how straightforward and understandable the document was.
:)
It almost seemed like it was written by a person with some technical knowledge. Give more cases for these folks to handle!
One of these days you will wake up.
This is somehow related to one of my ermmm.. buffer overflows ;) so there.
Yes, I would say I am doing exactly what I have wanted and still want. Ofcourse there have been days when I have had to do stuff that was not for me (like run the company ;) but you have to do things that you dont like to do things that you like.
;)
However, I don't believe that it could be possible if I would have been working for someone else.
What do I do then? Ummmm... I dunno
EU has something similar?? Where?