I wonder if anyone has ever conducted a study on the economic implications of OSS. Money needs to change hands for jobs to be created. If, as some people seem to advocate, all software was OSS, how many paying jobs would be left in the industry? I know there would be service oriented and sys admin jobs but how many jobs would be created if $20 was exchanged for every copy of Apache in use today? I could be wrong but it seems like it must have some effect on the developer market.
And if you aren't going to be in a house for 5 years, DO NOT BUY! I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY!
That advice may be relevant in some markets but not everywhere. I bought my first house 11 years ago and am now living in my 5th house. I've made money on all of them. If you are patient in buying a house and get the right deal, you can turn around and sell it almost immediately and make money.
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I wonder if anyone has ever conducted a study on the economic implications of OSS. Money needs to change hands for jobs to be created. If, as some people seem to advocate, all software was OSS, how many paying jobs would be left in the industry? I know there would be service oriented and sys admin jobs but how many jobs would be created if $20 was exchanged for every copy of Apache in use today? I could be wrong but it seems like it must have some effect on the developer market.
And if you aren't going to be in a house for 5 years, DO NOT BUY! I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY! That advice may be relevant in some markets but not everywhere. I bought my first house 11 years ago and am now living in my 5th house. I've made money on all of them. If you are patient in buying a house and get the right deal, you can turn around and sell it almost immediately and make money.