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Sm@rt Reseller: The Cathedral, The Bazaar And The Reseller

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 26, 1998

“Open source software means opportunity.”

“Selling boxes, whether they contain computers or software, has
become a loser’s game. The real money for resellers is in
service.

“The lessons are before us. By focusing on service, on
exploiting our technical expertise, resellers can do more than make
profit, they can grow rich from installing and running open source
software.”

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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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