Am 12. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Keith Smith so: moin moin, > 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. That's one of the nice things about Free Software: there's more than one way to look at it :). In this case, I asked if we wanted A or B and the answer was "yes", so now I will try to find talks that address both. I know a few people who have relevant experience and will reach out to them. I will gladly take presentation referrals, so please let us know if you know someone you think would be good. ciao, der.hans > 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" 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. >>> >>> -- >>> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ >>> # If it's not a toy you're looking at it wrong. -- der.hans >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ # wouldn't that be "shopping is hard, let's do math"?