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Open Source Business Models – status 2010

July 24, 2010 in open source

eyeHow do companies earn money from open source software? This question is not new, however the: ways,amounts and opportunities

have changes dramatically since the economic melt down. This report gives insight in what OSS business models are successful now and what models will stay that in the future.

Open Source Software is hot with a continuous increasing market share. Besides better working (!) alternatives for commercial software, today Open Source Software (OSS) is also ‘big’ business.

Conclusions:

  • The number of successful OSS business models is limited;
  • Individuals and (big) companies can successfully embrace one of the OSS business models.
  • Avoid OSS software that is not built around an open OSS business model. Many companies advertise with OSS, but are in fact offering commercial software. A limited half working demo version is advertised as the OSS version. Be aware!

The full report can be found on slideshare.

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Open Business Innovation with Open Source Software

May 24, 2009 in open source

eyeBit by bit the world around us is changing.The way we use and think of IT products is still evolving and the way we make IT products is becoming more advanced. This paper exams the possibilities for open business innovation using open source software and the power of the communities around open source software.

Keywords: Open Innovation, Open Source,KDE4, Drupal,AMQ, Fosdem2009

In our search for new ideas we visited Fosdem 2009. Fosdem is an abbreviation for Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting (Fosdem).Fosdem is an event created for the OSS community by volunteers. This events was organized for the 9th time in 2009. With more than 5000 visiters and roughly 250 lectures  it is the place to be to find out what is going on in various OSS communities.

To read or download the the full article  click here.

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