Comments on: Free software spotlight at SUN http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38 Planetary perspectives Mon, 06 May 2013 07:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mark Shuttleworth on Sun’s Backing http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-316920 Mark Shuttleworth on Sun’s Backing Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:58:25 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-316920 [...] http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38 Also see: http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/50613.html [...] [...] http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38 Also see: http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/50613.html [...]

]]> By: Andy Hedges' Tech Blog http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-17396 Andy Hedges' Tech Blog Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:09:22 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-17396 <strong>FLOSS Java...</strong> Mark Shuttleworth founder of Twarte, Canonical Ltd and The Ubuntu Foundation (which distributed the popular Ubuntu Linux) comments on his blog regarding the open sourcing of Java following from Sun license changes that make it easier to distribute the ... FLOSS Java…

Mark Shuttleworth founder of Twarte, Canonical Ltd and The Ubuntu Foundation (which distributed the popular Ubuntu Linux) comments on his blog regarding the open sourcing of Java following from Sun license changes that make it easier to distribute the …

]]> By: eIT http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-2716 eIT Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:14:07 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-2716 Nice article, thanks Making revenues from free & open source software is one of the most frequently asked questions these days. While there have been a few successful examples of companies (like MySQL, Red Hat etc) which are making money, I’d surmise that these are still very early days for open source revenue & profit models. While open source as an operational paradigm certainly has been having exceptional success against proprietary and closed-software models in the recent past, in my opinion, a lot more thought need to be given and experimentations done before the emergence of viable revenue models for the free & open source models that can successfully compete with the current proprietary software revenue model. Some specifics of the business models are emerging fast, but it will take a few years for the market to test each of these out and hopefully, the fittest will survive. A site that focuses exclusively on revenue models from free, open source software is Follars.com – Free, Open-source Dollars - http://www.follars.com ! Ec @ IT, Software Database @ http://www.eit.in Nice article, thanks

Making revenues from free & open source software is one of the most frequently asked questions these days. While there have been a few successful examples of companies (like MySQL, Red Hat etc) which are making money, I’d surmise that these are still very early days for open source revenue & profit models.

While open source as an operational paradigm certainly has been having exceptional success against proprietary and closed-software models in the recent past, in my opinion, a lot more thought need to be given and experimentations done before the emergence of viable revenue models for the free & open source models that can successfully compete with the current proprietary software revenue model. Some specifics of the business models are emerging fast, but it will take a few years for the market to test each of these out and hopefully, the fittest will survive.

A site that focuses exclusively on revenue models from free, open source software is Follars.com – Free, Open-source Dollars – http://www.follars.com !

Ec @ IT, Software Database @ http://www.eit.in

]]> By: Shaun Lloyd http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-2159 Shaun Lloyd Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:52:17 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-2159 Hey, don't give away the car boot - i hate java - please stay closed then l will never have to learn it, no matter how good it is :) Hey, don’t give away the car boot – i hate java – please stay closed then l will never have to learn it, no matter how good it is :)

]]> By: Sandra Laythorpe http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-843 Sandra Laythorpe Sun, 28 May 2006 20:51:47 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-843 Hi Mark, nice to read what you have to say, and what you're saying about Java explains why I have had such trouble downloading it. I'm a complete newbie at Linux, and I wish this explanation could be available for all newbies. Love Ubuntu, just trying to get my head around it, as a little old lady should. Hi Mark, nice to read what you have to say, and what you’re saying about Java explains why I have had such trouble downloading it. I’m a complete newbie at Linux, and I wish this explanation could be available for all newbies. Love Ubuntu, just trying to get my head around it, as a little old lady should.

]]> By: Noé Rubinstein http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-824 Noé Rubinstein Thu, 25 May 2006 11:40:38 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-824 I do not agree with Dennis. You should definitely take a look at ruby ;) Something you did not mention is that there are free software users on BSD, Minix, etc. These users will really benefit from a free-as-in-fredom Java :) I do not agree with Dennis. You should definitely take a look at ruby ;)

Something you did not mention is that there are free software users on BSD, Minix, etc. These users will really benefit from a free-as-in-fredom Java :)

]]> By: devan naidoo http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-823 devan naidoo Thu, 25 May 2006 09:24:23 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-823 in Suse 10...& Ubuntu..please for educational purposes atleast,,,kick-start. thanks d.n in Suse 10…& Ubuntu..please for educational purposes atleast,,,kick-start.

thanks
d.n

]]> By: Suzan http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-818 Suzan Wed, 24 May 2006 19:00:15 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-818 Very interessting article! Thanks for that. I think it's a very good step from SUN, a little late though... And I'd love to hear you talking "Swahili-nglish"... ;-) Very interessting article! Thanks for that. I think it’s a very good step from SUN, a little late though…

And I’d love to hear you talking “Swahili-nglish”… ;-)

]]> By: SunMink http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-812 SunMink Wed, 24 May 2006 13:00:58 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-812 <strong>Grokking Compatibility...</strong> One of the strong notes at JavaOne last week was hearing Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green underlining that compatibility is key to open sourcing Sun's implementation of Java SE (from which the reference implementation is derived, and which is the so... Grokking Compatibility…

One of the strong notes at JavaOne last week was hearing Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green underlining that compatibility is key to open sourcing Sun’s implementation of Java SE (from which the reference implementation is derived, and which is the so…

]]> By: Dennis Kaarsemaker http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38/comment-page-1#comment-811 Dennis Kaarsemaker Wed, 24 May 2006 08:38:36 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/38#comment-811 For a "Python on rails" like framework you should definitely take a look at django (www.djangoproject.com) For a “Python on rails” like framework you should definitely take a look at django (www.djangoproject.com)

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