Sounds like you are talking about getting paid to creating open source.  
I'm thinking about how to creat a business doing programming, 
networking, O/S support, etc.


On 2016-12-11 20:58, Anon Anon wrote:
> I'm not sure if any one would be willing to do it, but I'd really like
> to see examples of how people turned free software into a business.
> Consulting, education, or development?
> 
> I know Bash was one of the few programs that GNU foundation ever paid
> for, so it happens once in a blue moon. 😆
> 
> Kind of like how RedHat sells support and not software. How does that
> work out for us little guys or is there even a market?
> 
> On Dec 11, 2016 8:56 PM, "der.hans" <PLUGd@lufthans.com> wrote:
> 
>> Am 11. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Anon Anon so:
>> 
>> moin moin,
>> 
>> do you mean use Free Software for the business processes of any
>> business?
>> For example, using ledger for the accounting?
>> 
>> Or, do you mean, turn Free Software knowledge and skills into a
>> business
>> such as by doing some consulting?
>> 
>> ciao,
>> 
>> der.hans
>> 
>>> Someone should make a presentation about starting and running a
>>> business
>>> with Linux. You guys spent all this time discussing visas and
>>> employment,
>>> but instead, someone should show how to start a business.
>>> 
>>> I'd appreciate it if someone considered sharing their knowledge at
>>> one of
>>> the next plugs. I'd like to know how to turn my extensive
>>> knowledge of cat
>>> and vim into American money.
>> 
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