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Business As Usual

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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.
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(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)

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(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)

Sub-Pages

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(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)

Course Navigation

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