http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-model-is-broken.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-model-is-broken.html#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:39:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=3741 The open-source business model that relies solely on support and service revenue streams is failing to meet the expectations of investors. For anyone who hasn't been paying attention to the software industry lately, I have some bad news. The open-source business model is broken.

Companies have long hoped to make money from this freely available software by charging customers for support and add-on features. Some have succeeded. Many others have failed or will falter, and their ranks may swell as the economy worsens.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/open-source-model-is-broken.html/feed 10 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-is-supposed-to-be-easy.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-is-supposed-to-be-easy.html#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:48 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2411 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-is-supposed-to-be-easy.html/feed 14 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compare-osx-vista-xp-linux-2.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compare-osx-vista-xp-linux-2.html#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:46:38 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2236 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compare-osx-vista-xp-linux-2.html/feed 0