The Web Economy/28

Business As Usual
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Topics

 * There were business pressures onto projects like Linux such as to buy back Linux Inc and control its trademark.
 * Linux has to consider user friendliness for non geek users.
 * Community members have to survive and often argue of their monetary needs not be neglected so that they continue contributing to open source.

Assignment Tasks

 * Can business and hobby mix together in open source?
 * How can contributors make money in a certain manner without compromising the culture and principles of community open source.

Activities

 * Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
 * Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
 * Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)

Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)

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