[ Thanks to S.Ramaswamy for this link.
]
“… most open source programmers are motivated by a variety of
reasons. Some cite a need to fix existing but buggy software.
Others desire new features, or maybe the software doesn’t even
exist at all. Still others feel it’s downright immoral to charge
for software. Whatever their reason, most open source programmers
toil long hours on their own time out of pure pleasure, not for a
paycheck.”
“But what if there were a way to make money developing open
source software? Or what if you’re not a programmer yet you still
need a particular piece of software developed or customized?
Recently several websites have emerged to address these questions.
While their approaches are unproven, each has taken a unique
strategy to address these issues.”
“LDN recently interviewed Bernie Thompson, founder of
Cosource.com, one such website designed to coordinate open source
developers with paying clients.”