How to make money from open source software, something everyone can copy and distribute?
There are a few ways you can do it.
- charge service fee for things like training, maintenance and trouble shooting etc.
- develop customized extension for the open source software and charge for the customization. A company did that and they released the extension as open source after a while. The they develop new extension or customization and charge for it.
Can you think of any other way?
Check out freedom or free beer here too.
That’s what we have been talking about? How a business actually makes its money – business model, the unofficial definition.
Be aware of the differences
These are not business models, they are just a bunch of people looking at you laughing.
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This is inspiring, but no
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This one is a business model
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These are also business models
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