Experience level
Learner
Session Track
F/OSS Legal Issues
Open Source Business Models: Making Money By Giving It Away
Andrew and Lena will explore common ways in which commercial enterprises are leveraging open-source development and distribution to generate revenue including: support, maintenance, and consulting services; and dual, open-core, open platform, and "freemium" licensing. They will also provide examples of open-source project governance models used for commercialized open-source projects such as Android.
Short Link: http://lfnw.org/node/3744