Open Source as business model
2009/06/30 2 Comments
If you did not notice, than you’re quite blind: Open Source software surrounds us. We’re in the middle of the final battle among two business models and if you’re blind now, then it’ll be your pockets to regret it.
We’re talking about Open Source software.
Almost each one of you use one at least once a day. Want the evidence? If you’re such devoted to software-you-buy not to use OpenOffice for writing letters and Thunderbird for writing e-mails, you probably don’t know that your Symbian-based mobile is totally open source.
In the past years I saw people going nuts with this idea, like the fact they’re using an open soruce product will soon compromise their work and security. This not only is false, but totally wrong.
Another frequent reaction is: I love this software but I really don’t understand why all this talented people waste their time in something they don’t get paid for. Again, this is a WRONG concept.
In this little introduction to Open Source business, I will show you how this approach is not only introducing a new business model, but a model where everybody wins.
We’re talking about Open Source software.
Almost each one of you use one at least once a day. Want the evidence? If you’re such devoted to software-you-buy not to use OpenOffice for writing letters and Thunderbird for writing e-mails, you probably don’t know that your Symbian-based mobile is totally open source.
In the past years I saw people going nuts with this idea, like the fact they’re using an open soruce product will soon compromise their work and security. This not only is false, but totally wrong.
Another frequent reaction is: I love this software but I really don’t understand why all this talented people waste their time in something they don’t get paid for. Again, this is a WRONG concept.
In this little introduction to Open Source business, I will show you how this approach is not only introducing a new business model, but a model where everybody wins.
