Comments on: How open source software companies make profit? http://opensourcepc.net/how-open-source-software-companies-make-profit The lowest cost workstation on the planet Sat, 19 May 2012 11:25:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Smiling http://opensourcepc.net/how-open-source-software-companies-make-profit/comment-page-1#comment-1849 Smiling Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:15:07 +0000 http://opensourcepc.net/?p=384#comment-1849 Different business models: Videolan, Mozilla, etc = are funded by a foundation that is there to solely raise money for the projects. These are non-profit businesses. Canonical, Magento, etc = are "self-funded" - the software may be open source but you can BUY addons that cost plenty of money - training, training books, consulting services, the "base" product might be free but you can purchase extras that make it work better, etc. Different business models:

Videolan, Mozilla, etc = are funded by a foundation that is there to solely raise money for the projects. These are non-profit businesses.

Canonical, Magento, etc = are "self-funded" – the software may be open source but you can BUY addons that cost plenty of money – training, training books, consulting services, the "base" product might be free but you can purchase extras that make it work better, etc.

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