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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Don't forget, many of the open-source developers make their living from companies that do pay them, and make a profit from their work. Many of those people, if not so employed, would not be developing open-source products... or their products would not benefit from the resources at their disposal, and therefore might be inferior to what they develop now.
By the way: Finished the book.
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Open Source and "free" software is not about NOT making profit. You can, for example, sell any of the GNU software products, or even BSD, for any amount you want. People probably won't pay for it though<G>. Open source software is all about the consultants and programmers making money; this can happen without an "industrialist" like Bill Gates making life difficult for everyone by keeping source of the software hidden.
Open communications makes things better for everyone, and results in a better product....