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The result isn't quite what he thinks it is

The result isn't quite what he thinks it is

Posted Dec 22, 2009 11:04 UTC (Tue) by michaeljt (subscriber, #39183)
In reply to: The result isn't quite what he thinks it is by BrucePerens
Parent article: Meeks: Some thoughts on copyright assignment

>Of the two companies we can prove made a profit with Open Source, one didn't use community
> development. Could this mean that community development isn't even a good idea if you're out
> to make money?
Too strong a development community might actually be a threat to some open source business
models.


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Threats and efficiencies

Posted Dec 22, 2009 11:09 UTC (Tue) by sladen (subscriber, #27402) [Link]

"Threat" has negative connotations; what's actually happening is the optimisation and evolution of a development process—in the long run it is better for the general good.

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