Trend With Open Source Software 2009 & Start Of OpenOffice Biz Dev Initiative
Some interesting insight about Open Source trend 2009 & how OpenOffice BizDev initiative is recently being initiated:
OpenSource Trend 2009
Most open source vendors have tweaked their business models to include some kind of additional value only available as part of a subscription.
Every CTO that spoke up (and it was a very open forum) said that they are happy to pay for proprietary extensions to open-source software, and criticized pure-play open-source vendors for not providing an obvious, compelling reason to pay: proprietary bits. (One actually said that we have built a great financial model...for SIs, not for ourselves.)
Typically we now see an "open core" freely available with "exclusive" or proprietary features only available when you pay. If you are trying to build a commercial business on top of an open source project, this is likely the right answer.
Read here for more detail: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10128801-62.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
OpenOffice BizDev Initiative
Relating above trend with OpenOffice bizdev initiative, today I also received this info:
Let me introduce you Alexandro Colorado ...
Alexandro Colorado, as you know, is the ES NL Co-Lead, a distinguished programmer and Web designer as well as a really active member of marketing project, art project, website project, doc project, education project ... and more :)
Now he is Bizdev Co-Lead, http://bizdev.openoffice.org/He is calling for "OOo BizDev Reloaded" on the NLC community. http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=com&msgNo=1353
If you are interested in these project he got involved, please join them and help him.
Awesome!
Posted by Arvino Mudjiarto
