On 2020-09-13 03:31, Liz wrote:
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 22:37:02 -0700
ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
Folks do not understand that Open Source is not free.
We have a way of describing this to deal with the various meanings of
"free" in English.
You are describing "free as in beer". Others are describing some of the
further meanings of "free" that FSF refers to
Freedom to use for any purpose; freedom to examine the code; freedom to
share; freedom to improve (and share those improvements).
You can read more about the matters here
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
Liz
Hi Liz,
That is only half the story. A nice half though!
Here is the rest of the story:
Open-source economics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_economics
Open-source for-profit businesses:
Numerous companies have created businesses around
open-source software. They do this by publishing
all of their code open-source, then charging for
training, certifications, add-ons, and other
services. One example is Red Hat, which produces
operating systems. Red Hat sells services such as
24/7 support, integration into company's products,
and training. Red Hat was the pioneer for the open
source business model, and was valued at approximately
$16 billion as of April 2017. Other examples
include Google, which created Android, an open-source
mobile operating system based on Linux.
-T
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