Australia’s first Open Source Census published
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| Results of Australia’s first large-scale Open Source community census have
| been released to the public.
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| [...]
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| Open Source was suggested as an export avenue to offset a part of the trade
| deficit. Currently, 45 percent of the open source industry service export
| markets, generating revenue of $60 million, the report says.
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/73600,australia%E2%80%99s-first-open-source-census-published.aspx
Wanted, Dead or Alive: Open Source Monetization
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| While I was retching my heart out one of the commenters brought up the idea
| of "bounties" as a business model for open source development. Many readers
| are familiar with this idea. It's a simple idea: Alice wants a new feature in
| OpenOffice and offers $50 if it appears in the next release. Bob wants that
| feature as well and adds a $50 promise of his own. Candice thinks it is worth
| $100 to do the work so she does, submits the patch, and collects $100.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/4/9/39155
Yesterday:
FOSS Factory Inc. Announces $25,000 Prize for Free/Open Source Software
Development
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| Up to $25,000 will go to developers who add voice and video chat to Pidgin, a
| popular instant messaging client released under the GNU General Public
| License (GPL). The prize is being offered to promote a new bounty-based
| free/open source software (FOSS) funding website.
|
| [...]
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| FOSS Factory's new system lets participants split bounties into tiny
| sub-projects. That way, developers can collaborate without worrying about how
| the money will be divided, and they can get paid as they go. There is no need
| for project bidding, or exclusive developer selection: Anyone can participate
| as their time permits.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb838574.htm
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