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:Corante: The Real Open Source Challenge is Getting Paid
Corante: The Real Open Source Challenge is Getting Paid
Jun 1, 2005, 03 :15 UTC (11 Talkback[s]) (6206 reads)
(Other stories by Dana Blankenhorn)

"I've been a professional writer for over 25 years now. And what is most striking about the last few years, besides the rise of open source and blogging, is the rise of forced amateurism.

"I've written about this before regarding Fuat Kircaali. He has built a fortune on the backs of unpaid labor...

"He's not alone. Far from it, in fact..."

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works on only 100% open source software ...   Our programmer....   
Jason Greenwood
Jun 1, 2005, 03:24:13  
If open source becomes just a job market ...   Oh man !.   
GH
Jun 1, 2005, 05:47:25  
A lot of free software is not worth payi ...   The problem is not just money   
Oda
Jun 1, 2005, 06:02:39  
How come nobody rants about all the jobs ...   getting paid   
Jerry
Jun 1, 2005, 13:15:17  
> A lot of free software is not worth pa ...   Re: The problem is not just money   
GH
Jun 1, 2005, 14:12:19  
... and it's a basic economics princ ...   It's called supply and demand...   
Bill Mason
Jun 1, 2005, 15:20:54  
...I've been a professional writer f ...   And...?   
Brandioch Conner
Jun 1, 2005, 15:26:01  
Offshoring started before OpenSouce beca ...   There's another consideration   
Charles Hixson
Jun 1, 2005, 19:13:26  
Getting paid well in any endeavor is a c ...   They still don't get it   
Tony OBryan
Jun 1, 2005, 19:21:29  
The most fundamental difference between ...   One Writes about it.. the other does it.   
Nicholas Donovan
Jun 1, 2005, 20:07:03  
> A lot of free software is not worth pa ...   Re: The problem is not just money   
Nicholas Donovano
Jun 1, 2005, 20:10:55  
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