Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on October 25, 2003 01:15 AM
A few but not many, most is unpaid.
You're forgetting that money is not the only way a developer can receive compensation.
It isn't profitable in most cases.
Forget it, I really don't follow you...
The reason you don't get it is because you don't realize that open source is not a business model, but rather a software development model. Open source gives developers the freedom to build upon the work of other developers so that all can benefit from their work. It gives users the power to mold software to exactly fit their needs, as opposed to proprietary software which more often than not forces users to shoehorn their processes into a one-size-fits-all "solution." In short, the primary focus of open source is on working together to build a solution, while the primary focus of proprietary software is on generating income for the vendor.
The open source development model is much more thoroughly explained by Eric Raymond in his essay, "<A HREF="http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/" TITLE="catb.org">The Cathedral and the Bazaar</a catb.org>." If you really want to grok open source, then I highly recommend you check out that essay.
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Re:The joke's on you, then.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on October 25, 2003 01:15 AMYou're forgetting that money is not the only way a developer can receive compensation.
It isn't profitable in most cases.
Forget it, I really don't follow you...
The reason you don't get it is because you don't realize that open source is not a business model, but rather a software development model. Open source gives developers the freedom to build upon the work of other developers so that all can benefit from their work. It gives users the power to mold software to exactly fit their needs, as opposed to proprietary software which more often than not forces users to shoehorn their processes into a one-size-fits-all "solution." In short, the primary focus of open source is on working together to build a solution, while the primary focus of proprietary software is on generating income for the vendor.
The open source development model is much more thoroughly explained by Eric Raymond in his essay, "<A HREF="http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/" TITLE="catb.org">The Cathedral and the Bazaar</a catb.org>." If you really want to grok open source, then I highly recommend you check out that essay.
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