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To: Bush2000
Non-sequitor.

No, it's not. Less than half of all FLOSS developers are paid to develop software for the project they are woring on. Yes, most of the large, well-known projects have paid developers, but those comprise a very small minority of projects.

26 posted on 01/24/2006 5:31:13 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce
No, it's not. Less than half of all FLOSS developers are paid to develop software for the project they are woring on. Yes, most of the large, well-known projects have paid developers, but those comprise a very small minority of projects.

Yes, it is. Take away a paycheck from either closed source or open source developers -- regardless of that source of income -- and you're not going to see people dedicating their time to their projects.
27 posted on 01/24/2006 10:29:48 AM PST by Bush2000 (Linux -- You Get What You Pay For ... (tm)
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