On Sep 3, 2006, at 2:20 PM, Roman Pixell [GMail] wrote:
> well, the main idea is that open source projects do not always have
> the force to survive, while commercial projects sometimes do. OS X
> is, IRC, based on NetBSD.
FreeBSD actually....
> while OS X is expanding its user base
> bayond belief these days, NetBSD has not travelled the same paths.
Hmmm.
>
> i htink this might be interesting as a reminder when the community
> discusses open source. open source is good, but there should
> certeinly be room for making money on serious headwork as well. im
> not against open source, but i still think that link is worth reading.
It's wrong to think Open source software cannot be sold for
commercial gain. They most certainly can be. Open source and sold
for profit are in not necessarily exclusive of each other.
Marty
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