“Hewlett-Packard and O’Reilly and Associates have unveiled a new
Web site designed to let companies tap into the pool of open-source
programmers while letting those developers get paid for their
efforts.
“The Web site, called SourceXchange, will let programmers bid
for projects that companies don’t want to do on their own, said
Wayne Caccamo, head of HP’s Open Source Software Operation.
Companies will offer a variety of compensation, including cash or
free equipment, and the resulting software will be released to the
open-source community.”
“Because the projects will have formal schedules and milestones,
“it takes away some of the last excuses people have not to use the
open-source development model…”