Re: [ox-en] sell your free software "lifestyle" business for nine figures [u]
- From: Michael Bouwens <michelsub2003 yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 18:18:10 -0800 (PST)
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I was thinking of the community of developers, those who contribute substantially, however that may be defined concretely.
What would such a cooperative do. Develop a service and consultancy business where those with an ability to pay can get support. Think Red Hat.
Michel Bauwens
Karel Kulhavy <clock twibright.com> wrote:
On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 01:49:51AM [PHONE NUMBER REMOVED], Benj. Mako Hill wrote:
Do you not have a problem with 'some people' profiting from the work
of a whole community?
As a matter of princple, I do not. I think that, to varying degrees,
it happens with any collaboratively or community produced work. That
doesn't mean I always enjoy it.
Are there any examples of free software communities perhaps forming
cooperatives of producers so that more can benefit?
What is a free software community? Is it a community of users,
developers, or both?
What would the cooperatives of producers produce?
CL<
Can you explain what you mean by this? Geert suggested that the Debian
project is one example although I think I may disagree if you mean
"benefit" financially. A little clarification would be good.
Regards,
Mako
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Benjamin Mako Hill
mako debian.org
http://mako.cc/
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