Comments on: Open Source Skills: How frequent is Open Source Self-Sufficiency? http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/09/12/open-source-skills-how-frequent-is-open-source-self-sufficiency/ “equally critical of proprietary and open source myths, advocating software choice beyond marketing and romanticism” Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:56:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Boycott Novell » Links 18/09/2008: Maemo 5 Coming, VMware and Open Source http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/09/12/open-source-skills-how-frequent-is-open-source-self-sufficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-568221 Boycott Novell » Links 18/09/2008: Maemo 5 Coming, VMware and Open Source Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:46:05 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/09/12/open-source-skills-how-frequent-is-open-source-self-sufficiency/#comment-568221 [...] Open Source Skills: How frequent is Open Source Self-Sufficiency? [...] [...] Open Source Skills: How frequent is Open Source Self-Sufficiency? [...]

]]> By: Red1 http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/09/12/open-source-skills-how-frequent-is-open-source-self-sufficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-561326 Red1 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:17:15 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/09/12/open-source-skills-how-frequent-is-open-source-self-sufficiency/#comment-561326 Market forces will drive the supply of more Open Source expertise to the hunting ground. But one has to determine the health of a market not on its lack of supply but its strength in demand first. In it you will find a breeding ground and its not money but a thriving community that may be critical to funding. This may explains the slow commercialization of Open Source projects. Not that they cannot turn a profit. Its just that their owners are not in a position to sell their nurturing grounds. Its an odd couple to mark as either commercial open source or community open source. Hopefully this upcoming Profoss in Brussels can address such dynamics, but we are concerned if too much commercialization interest come into play. red1 The ADempiere Bazaar Market forces will drive the supply of more Open Source expertise to the hunting ground. But one has to determine the health of a market not on its lack of supply but its strength in demand first. In it you will find a breeding ground and its not money but a thriving community that may be critical to funding.

This may explains the slow commercialization of Open Source projects. Not that they cannot turn a profit. Its just that their owners are not in a position to sell their nurturing grounds. Its an odd couple to mark as either commercial open source or community open source. Hopefully this upcoming Profoss in Brussels can address such dynamics, but we are concerned if too much commercialization interest come into play.

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