Tag Archives: Open Source

Is Slashdot for sale – if not should it be?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Richard

Many years ago I ran a subsidiary of VA Linux called OSDN. OSDN consisted of 11 websites and three businesses. These 3 business were the e-commerce business Thinkgeek, a subscription business called Animation Factory and a media business consisting of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft & Novell agreement: Opening closed minds is possible

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Richard

Below is an article I wrote in July 2001, that was published by ZDNET. The publication is no longer available so I thought I’d post here, especially given the momentous announcement today between Microsoft and Novell. Here is an excerpt … Continue reading →

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IDC analyst heading to Open-Xchange

Posted on January 17, 2006 by Richard

Dan Kusnetzky, one of the earliest open source industry analysts will shortly be moving onto an open source company. I always enjoyed reading his interviews and quotes in Newsforge. Alas, no more. From Cnet: Dan Kusnetzky, for years a fixture … Continue reading →

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Sugar Coated Open Source Strategies

Posted on December 7, 2005 by Richard

I have noticed an increase in the number of companies deciding to put their code in the open source arena. Here’s my concern: Open Source is not a silver bullet for ailing enterprise software businesses. Yet, entrepreneurs going into open … Continue reading →

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Commercial Open Source Business Models

Posted on June 3, 2005 by Richard

There are many open source business models. Perhaps the most notable are the following three: The services model, the product subscription model and the product dual license model. A recent article, How to make money from open source, published at … Continue reading →

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