Re: The basic fact about the free software movement and the problem, the solution

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AM Christophe <xxxx@freesurf.fr> wrote in message 

> Making money with open source is a common practice. Have a look here to
> understand how most people here think:
> 
> http://www.davefancella.com/index.php?mode=wiki&page=Making%20Money

The person who wrote this article missed the point: big business is not 
at all like the "rock star" small businessman that he refers to. Corporations 
can make a profit off of anything, but their goal is to *not* compete : to merge
with competitors, to make alliances, to outsource jobs (or get free product 
from developers). Corporations are all about standardization, be it free or
proprietary it doesn't matter. In a truly free market you have only small
businesspeople. Belittling them by calling them "rock star" wannabes is just
ignorant.