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All Open Source Software is Commercial

Published
by
Roberto Galoppini
on August 21, 2009
in Commercial OSS and Open Business Models
. 7 Comments

Eric Barroca after reading Dirk Riehle’s slides about “The Commercial Open Source Business Model” wrote an inspiring blog post, receiving a number of interesting feedback from the business open source folk.

Let me start by recommending Dirk’s presentation, it really worths reading, but beware of his definition of  “commercial open source”:

Commercial open source software projects are open source software projects that are owned by a single firm that derives a direct and significant revenue stream from the software.

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Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.