Cosource Digest: The Check's in the Mail | Linux Today

Cosource Digest: The Check’s in the Mail

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 1, 1999

[ Thanks to Norm J
for this link. ]

“Cosource.com delivers its first payment for software
development to Emile Snyder, developer of the digital XFclock patch
… Cosource.com’s first project.”

This represents an important proof of the Cosource.com
concept, in that three individuals co-funded the project.
In
the past, there have been many instances of one company or
individual funding open source development. But there have been few
(if any) projects funded by individuals pooling funds to pay for a
needed patch to an existing open source package.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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