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You don’t do open source because of the money. You do it because you believe software should be free, and if you’re lucky and your software is useful then maybe
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
You don’t do open source because of the money. You do it because you believe software should be free, and if you’re lucky and your software is useful then maybe you can eek out an existence. But most open source makes no money.
- rectang 9y agoThere are lots of good reasons to do open source when you don't expect to make money for it. However, for some technologies there are definitely business plans which can work and yield higher returns than donationware: open core, consultancy, sponsored development, etc.