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> If your open source project becomes famous could you earn a living out of it? Yes, it is possible. It is perhaps a bit unlikely, though. You would need some
by ggchappell 11y ago
> If your open source project becomes famous could you earn a living out of it?
Yes, it is possible. It is perhaps a bit unlikely, though.
You would need some way to get money out of a product that is being given away. Selling advertising is one model. Charging for support is another.
> Do you know any examples of a project that became famous or most used and is hiring a team of devs to work on it.
Certainly. You probably know about them, too: Firefox, Red Hat, Ubuntu, ....
- __kmem__ 11y agoHow do you sell ads on open source code ? I know about ubuntu and firefox but was wondering if there are startups doing open source work and generating revenue. I know about core os but have no clue on how they generate revenue.
- ggchappell 11y ago> How do you sell ads on open source code? The code just shows ads. Users are free to get rid of them, but you hope they don't; perhaps you encourage them not to. (Note: webpages are often the same way; users can run AdBlock if they want.) If advertisers pay only for click-throughs to their site, then they know they're not getting ripped off. > I know about ubuntu and firefox but was wondering if there are startups doing open source work and generating revenue. Well, you said "famous". Once you're famous, you're often not a start-up any more. In any case, I can't think of any, but then I'm not really into the start-up scene.
- anarazel 11y agoPaid feature development can also work well for some types of projects. You have to be careful to not do that for too basic stuff though, otherwise you'll be seen as profiteering. It also just hinders adoption.