Making Money With Linux (Was: Help on Ubuntu advocacy)

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On 6/26/05, Ante Karamatić <ivoks at grad.hr> wrote:
> Have you ever worked in IT? You know, for example, selling products
> isn't the biggest income. Selling solutions, support is that what makes
> money.
While this is true, building a business that is based around support
and services is also the most expensive to start an maintain in
capital.
But I'm not against your points.. 

The thing that I believe pushes open source with the most vigor and
power is the "belief" behind it.

When people have to fight for a cause that's when magic happens.. and
many of these developers are making magic happen because they feel
they're not just doing "The Right Thing" but they also feel that
they're "Making a Difference". That's powerful stuff, don't
underestimate it.

Even better yet, these immensely powerful forces aren't just limited
to developers.
You get whole massive chunks of society not just the I.T. Geeks, that
work on OSS project or just talk about it to other people. Each of
them doing it because they like it, it makes them fell warm and fuzzy,
they feel they can make a difference and as I said before because
"It's the Right Thing To Do" :-)

Of course there are other forms of payment as well, the possibility
for Immortality is one of the biggest payouts some of us could
receive.
Having your name on a product that "changed the World" or at the very
least made it a slightly better place to live in is something I think
everyone wants a piece of.
With open Source not only is this possible it's quite probable.

For some people that concept alone is what makes them bounce out of
bed every morning.

OSS and Open Source "concepts" makes me personally more exited and
inspired than any religion or politics ever have.
Even if I labour day in and out at a dead end job, Open Source give me
hope and as long as I have hope I can do _anything_.

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