Tag Archive for 'open core licensing'

Open to the core - The pragmatic freedom

Published
by
Giuseppe Maxia
on July 5, 2010
in Open Business Models
. 6 Comments

open coreEveryone seems to have an opinion on the open core debate, and a popular opinion seems to inflict some sort of excommunication to anyone having a less than pure open source monetization process. Therefore I thought that I would add some unsolicited input to this matter.

Now, what is a pure open source monetization process? Continue reading ‘Open to the core - The pragmatic freedom’

Open Core is not a Business Model

Published
by
Roberto Galoppini
on July 2, 2010
in Open Business Models
. 1 Comment

Apple core duo“Open Core is the New Dual Licensing Model” is the last of a chain of interesting posts against or in favor of open core, coming from different realm of experience: the analyst guy Stephen O’Grady, the free software evangelist Simon Phipps, the hacker Brian Aker and last but not least the entrepreneur Mårten Mickos.

Let’s dig now deeper into what is open core to business, and why it is not a business model. Continue reading ‘Open Core is not a Business Model’

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Roberto Galoppini on Open Source Software
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.