Re:How do you make money on free software? (Score 1)

If I did understand the whole thing, Open Software does not mean free software. At least no free as in free beer but free as in freedom. You can charge for the use of an open source software. It works almost like in shareware, if you feel obliged to pay for the software you go and pay. Take a look in resin J2EE server. It is open sourced, but you must pay to use it! In its licence says if you make money with it you have to pay for it. Open Software means that you get the source when you get your software whether you pay or not for it.