Comment on Sparrow acquired by GoogleparentComments−technoslut14yAnd you've also proved why any dev can't make any money off of open source unless they have speaking engagements lined up.−mindcrime14yTell that to Red Hat, Alfresco, OpenNMS, etc.That said, yes, I agree that some projects would be difficult (maybe even impossible) to monetize as F/OSS. We know the enterprise stuff works, consumer apps may or may not be a different story. I think that book still remains to be written.
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And you've also proved why any dev can't make any money off of open source unless they have speaking engagements lined up.
Tell that to Red Hat, Alfresco, OpenNMS, etc.
That said, yes, I agree that some projects would be difficult (maybe even impossible) to monetize as F/OSS. We know the enterprise stuff works, consumer apps may or may not be a different story. I think that book still remains to be written.