> People have various answers for open source business models. E.g. "consulting" or the vague “support”. I always wonder if such people ever tried selling consu

> People have various answers for open source business models. E.g. "consulting" or the vague “support”. I always wonder if such people ever tried selling consulting? Or maybe “support”. People don’t buy these things. Especially in a downturn economy. I'm conflicted with this statement. In 2008 I was consulting and I had a longer, than usual, backlog of work at the time. I would drive to my clients and remember the dichotomy of what was coming from the radio and my situation. It seems as though some organizations view consulting as a cheaper way to get things done in tighter financial times - I'm curious how the next few years play out, but I would gather that open source solutions, and the consulting around them, goes up as organizations look to cut op and capex.