I've been harping for years to anyone who would listen, Open Source is not a business model [0]. But it is, in that, your business would not exist without it.

I've been harping for years to anyone who would listen, Open Source is not a business model [0]. But it is, in that, your business would not exist without it. Open Source asks so little in return. Get trillions of lines of code for free, just give a few back please. This is akin, to a trucking business paying gas tax. A large corp might save hundreds of billions on software cost, so why not release a million worth for free? Yes, I get it. A single product, the entire revenue stream, you need cash, I get it. But regardless, I had to make this point.