“A guest asked a question that often crops up; ‘Sun is giving so
much source-code to open source (Project Looking Glass and Solaris
the most recent announcements), how will it ever monetize these
donations–how can you make money if you keep giving stuff away?’
It’s a good question. At its heart lies a misunderstanding about
the nature of open source software, and once that’s cleared up
everything falls into place much more easily. The
paradox–profiting from what is given away–is actually one many of
us participate in every day in another area of our lives…”