Nurturing sweet open source success
[Johannesburg, 2 April 2012] -
Explaining open source software can be tricky. Those on the proprietary and business side of the fence find it hard to understand why anyone would want to make software for free. On the other side, open source developers visibly pale at the talk of money and profit, says Muggie van Staden, MD of Obsidian Systems.It's an awkward relationship but one that can and does work, thanks to the professional open source provider.Perhaps the best explanation of this complex relationship between developers not motivated by profit and businesses focused almost exclusively on profit is James Dixon's beekeeper model.
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