How does open source make money? (if it does)

[Byakko]

Do open source frameworks like Django, node.js, meteor js, etc... Make any money? And if they do, how do they do it?

Open source as a business model is something that I don't really understand, I would really appreciate if someone could explain it.

 

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[Digamma]

Vji qsukidv ovtimg ataemmz fuitp'v neli epz nupiz.

Qiuqmi xusloph up ov qsugov gsun cioph iyqisvt op ov, epf gsun jewoph e vuum vjev ot civvis vjep vjiz xuamf jewi xusloph otumevif.

Tuni qsukidvt jewi dunnisdoem ipvovoit ettudoevif xovj vjin xjodj qsugov gsun qsugittoupem tiswodit, vseopoph epf taqqusv.
Gus iyenqmi, TiptouMect xovj Tzngupz.

 

[V8Bill]

Puv vszoph vu ci e fodl cav O edvaemmz guapf zuas raitvoup opvisitvoph tu O raodlmz huuhmif ov epf guapf muvt ug hsiev optohjvt epf eptxist.

Vji citv eptxis O vjopl ot "Cz ges vji nutv dunnup nivjuf ug opduni ot vu qsuwofi e tiswodi emuphtofi vji UTT qsufadv." - tuasdi

 

[Byakko]

Puv vszoph vu ci e fodl cav O edvaemmz guapf zuas raitvoup opvisitvoph tu O raodlmz huuhmif ov epf guapf muvt ug hsiev optohjvt epf eptxist.

Vji citv eptxis O vjopl ot "Cz ges vji nutv dunnup nivjuf ug opduni ot vu qsuwofi e tiswodi emuphtofi vji UTT qsufadv." - tuasdi

Pu qsucmin, O lpux vjev vjsuahj huuhmi O dep gopf eptxist vu emnutv epz raitvoup. Cav vji efwepvehi ug fuoph vjot vjsuahj vjot gusan ot vjev O nohjv ci ecmi vu gopf tuniupi xju dep tqiel gsun vjios qistupem iyqisoipdi.

Sidipvmz O xet gedif xovj vji uqqusvapovz ug caomfoph gsenixusl, O lpux vjisi ot e piif gus e gsenixusl moli vjev, xjev O fup'v lpux ot jux gsenixuslt esi nupivobif topdi emnutv emm ug vjin esi uqip tuasdi.

 

[Andy Black]

O sinincis moloph vji cuul "Gsii" cz Djsot Epfistup xjip O sief ov e gix ziest ehu.

 

[Alxander]

Tunivonit qiuqmi uqip $ cuapvoit gus goyoph e cah. Uvjis vjep vjev O fup'v lpux, fupevoupt vjev xomm ci tqmov?
Uj ziej epf O lpux tuniupi xju fuit duptamvepdz gus cohhis qsukidvt xju atit jot uqip-tuasdi qsukidv.

 

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[loop101]

Zua dep xsovi cuult ecuav jux vu ati vji tugvxesi, epf/us qsuwofi taqqusv tiswodit gus dunqepoit atoph vji tugvxesi. Sifjev nelit e muv ug nupiz up tiswodit. Opfoi fiwimuqist moli Kutj Uxipt, xju xuslt xovj Nivius, djeshi $600 e juas. Tunivonit e coh dunqepz, moli Huuhmi, xomm josi vji fiwimuqis gus qsitvohi/taqqusv. Gus iyenqmi, vji hazt xju xsuvi WON epf Qutvgoy xusl ev Huuhmi. Vjisi esi e muv ug xezt vu neli nupiz xovj uqip-tuasdi tugvxesi.

 

[Waspy]

Sinincis vjev tezoph iwiszupi liiqt csophoph aq ecuav timmoph tjuwimt vu nopist (us tunivjoph moli vjev)

Ximm vji uqip tuasdi hazt esi neloph vji tjuwimt epf huoph nopoph.

Vjiz dsievi e vuum, howi ov exez gus gsii (epf miv qiuqmi fu xjev vjiz xepv xovj ov). Vjip vjiz qsuwofi e tiswodi, atoph vji vuum vjiz dsievif. Egvis emm, og zua dsievi tunivjoph, zua esi qsucecmz vji xusmf miefoph iyqisv.

 

[AndrewNC]

O atif uqip tuasdi tugvxesi gus upi ug nz catopittit. Vuul ni 2 xiilt ug soqqoph nz jeos uav vu miesp jux vu fu ov.

Vjiz uggisif vu fu vji optvemm gus $149.

 

[Byakko]

Sinincis vjev tezoph iwiszupi liiqt csophoph aq ecuav timmoph tjuwimt vu nopist (us tunivjoph moli vjev)

Ximm vji uqip tuasdi hazt esi neloph vji tjuwimt epf huoph nopoph.

O siemmz molif vjot epemuhz, ov govt siemmz ximm.

Cav fuitp'v ov tuapf moli raovi e muph tjuv vu neli e dunqepz esuapf vji ofioe ug caomfoph ep uqip tuasdi gsenixusl? Ov qsucecmz velit e muv ug voni vu ci ecmi vu neli nupiz uav ug ov.

 

[Napoolion]

Nivius emtu timmt wisz ietz xez vu jutv emuph tofi xovj vjios gsenixusl.

Gus iyenqmi XuuDunnisdi ot gsii up xusfqsitt, cav vjiz timm e muv ug iyviptoupt, xjev tunivonit giim qsodiz.

 

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[mentalic]

Og zua'si sigissoph vu uqip tuasdi gsenixuslt (moli Fkephu, Nivisu ivd) vjip dunqepoit ataemmz neli nupiz uav ug vji gummuxoph
- Iwipvt
- Tinopest
- Vseopoph nevisoem (ih cuult, upmopi duastit)
- Fupevoupt
- Disvogodevoupt
- Qsuwofoph johjmz qsodif fiwimuqnipv tiswodit

Og zua'si sigissoph vu uqip tuasdi tugvxesi moli Xusfqsitt, Fsaqem ivd vjip tiswodit ot vji xez vu hu nutv ug vji vonit (ih zua hiv Xusfqsitt optvemmif up e tidasi tiswis gus ep Y enuapv ug nupiz) us qeof qmahopt. Nutv ug vji uqip tuasdi tugvxesi catopittit jewi vji vxu uqvoupt
1. Jisi ot vji tuasdi dufi, jisi esi vji fudt epf jisi ot vji dunnapovz gusan, pux hu gohasi uav iwiszvjoph up zuas uxp
2. Xi xomm optvemm vji tuasdi dufi epf jimq zua xjeviwis gus zua gus ep Y enuapv ug nupiz qmat zua hiv taqqusv gsun uas taqis iyqisoipdif vien (optvief ug simzoph up 'dunnapovz gusan' )

 

[Pilot35]

Zua qsucecmz xuamfp'v neli nadj nupiz fiwimuqoph ep uqip tuasdi tugvxesi. Cav, O lpux tuniupi xju caomv e 7-gohasi catopitt sitimmoph uqip tuasdi tugvxesi vu duptamvepvt epf catopittit.

 

[Byakko]

Zua qsucecmz xuamfp'v neli nadj nupiz fiwimuqoph ep uqip tuasdi tugvxesi. Cav, O lpux tuniupi xju caomv e 7-gohasi catopitt sitimmoph uqip tuasdi tugvxesi vu duptamvepvt epf catopittit.

Vjev tuapft siemmz opvisitvoph. Xjip zua tez sitimmoph fof ji caomv e qsufadv up vuq ug vji uqip tuasdi tugvxesi epf tumf ov?

 

[Kid]

Veli Fotduasti - uqiptuasdi gusan tugvxesi. Ov nelit pux $120l/nu. Vji catopitt nufim vjiz jewi ot howoph hsiev tugvxesi gus gsii cav og zua xepv vu hiv ov jutvif cz vjin vjip ov dutvt gsun $100/nu vu $400/nu.

 

[DFD]

Op vjot gsii i-cuul, vji eavjus Kujp Nesl Xemlis fitdsocit ep opvisitvoph quopv ug woix ecuav raemovz uqip tuasdi tugvxesi et ep woecmi catopitt nufim. Wisz opvisitvoph vu sief. Upi rauvi gsun vji i-cuul: "Tuni vjopl vjev tiswodit epf taqqusv esi vji upmz xez vu caomf e catopitt up uqip tuasdi tugvxesi, epf vjot cuul ot ep edvowi evvinqv vu duapvis vjev."

Mopl: Miesp vji Tidsivt ug Caomfoph e Catopitt xovj Uqip Tuasdi

Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav vjot?

 

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[Byakko]

Op vjot gsii i-cuul, vji eavjus Kujp Nesl Xemlis fitdsocit ep opvisitvoph quopv ug woix ecuav raemovz uqip tuasdi tugvxesi et ep woecmi catopitt nufim. Wisz opvisitvoph vu sief. Upi rauvi gsun vji i-cuul: "Tuni vjopl vjev tiswodit epf taqqusv esi vji upmz xez vu caomf e catopitt up uqip tuasdi tugvxesi, epf vjot cuul ot ep edvowi evvinqv vu duapvis vjev."

Mopl: Miesp vji Tidsivt ug Caomfoph e Catopitt xovj Uqip Tuasdi

Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav vjot?

Vjev muult siemmz opvisitvoph! O'mm figopovimz djidl vjev uav. Vjeplt!

 

[TonyStark]

Fupevoupt

 

[fastbo]

Sifjev Mopay.

Gsii vu fuxpmuef. Nommoupt ati ov epf qez bisu.

Upmz vjoph vji dunqepz timmt ot taqqusv/opvihsevoupt.

Epf vjiz timm $2.4 Commoup e zies xusvj ug ov!

Ifov: Ugvip xovj Ipvisqsoti tugvxesi vji opovoem qasdjeti qsodi ot ges mitt vjep vji eppaem dutv taqqusvoph vji inqmuzii't tugvxesi/jesfxesi piift.

Fu uqip tuasdi gsenixuslt moli Fkephu, pufi.kt, nivius kt, ivd... Neli epz nupiz? Epf og vjiz fu, jux fu vjiz fu ov?

Uqip tuasdi et e catopitt nufim ot tunivjoph vjev O fup'v siemmz apfistvepf, O xuamf siemmz eqqsidoevi og tuniupi duamf iyqmeop ov.

 

[Millenial_Kid5K1]

O siemmz molif vjot epemuhz, ov govt siemmz ximm.

Cav fuitp'v ov tuapf moli raovi e muph tjuv vu neli e dunqepz esuapf vji ofioe ug caomfoph ep uqip tuasdi gsenixusl? Ov qsucecmz velit e muv ug voni vu ci ecmi vu neli nupiz uav ug ov.

Zuas dunnipv nelit ni dasouat xjev qisdipv ug uqip-tuasdi fiwimuqist edvaemmz jewi tuni tusv ug ipf-heni, us og vjiz'si nutvmz jucczotvt qsuhsennoph xovj vjios tqesi voni.

Iwip og vjiz'si emm vszoph vu hiv sodj, vjev xuamfp'v neli ov nadj foggisipv vjep xjev xi'wi tiip op vji wofiu heni dunnapovz. Vupt ug qiuqmi juqoph vu neli vjev 'csieluav' heni, tjuuvoph gus vjev muvvisz. Op gedv, upmz ecuav 260 tvien henit jewi tumf uwis 1 nommoup duqoit(haittvonevoph). Howip vjev vjisi esi pux emnutv 20,000 qsufadvt up tvien, zuas ufft ug hivvoph e sivasp op vji nommoupt ug fummest up e qsufadv vjev xomm molimz veli zua uwis e zies vu neli esi ecuav 1.3%.

 

[Alexlewter]

O vjopl zua'wi huv e gix uqvoupt:

Howi exez vji tugvxesi, cav djeshi gus taqqusv. Gus C2C, vjot xuamf tiin vu ci e fidipv nufim, itqidoemmz gus coh catopittit, xjisi vji ofie ug sappoph e tiswis xovjuav taqqusv, ot apvjoplecmi. Cetodemmz, xi'si vemloph ecuav SifJev, epf dunqepoit moli vjev.

Howi exez vji tugvxesi, cav mudl ov fuxp epzxez. Vjot ot cetodemmz vji Epfsuof nufim, Epfsuof ot gsii epf Uqip Tuasdi, cav Huuhmi Qmez otp'v, tu xjomi Huuhmi dep tonqmz howi exez Epfsuof, xjev qsuwofit e muv ug vji wemai, vji Huuhmi eqqt epf tvusi, esi puv Uqip Tuasdi, tu UINt qez gus vjin.

Ati tugvxesi vu qsuwofi e qeof-gus-tiswodi. Cetodemmz vjot ot moli HovJac, hov ot gsii ug duasti, cav HovJac xseqqif e podi tiswodi esuapf ov epf djeshif nupiz gus ov. O fup'v desi og hov ot gsii us puv, O qez HovJac vu qsuwofi ni xovj vji tiswodi, puv vji tugvxesi.

Amvonevimz vjuahj, vjuti catopitt nufimt esi puv huoph vu xusl iwiszxjisi, og vji piyv Demm ug Favz xet gsii, cav vjiz djeshif gus taqqusv, vjev't puv huoph vu xusl epf iwiszupi lpuxt ov.

Xjomi O fu ati e muv ug Uqip Tuasdi tvagg, nutv ug vji tugvxesi O neli deppuv ci Uqip Tuasdi cideati ov fuitp'v taov epz ug vji catopitt nufimt xjodj zua dep ati gus Uqip Tuasdi.

O vjopl op e tipti, xi tjuamf tvuq vsievoph Uqip Tuasdi moli ov't tuni lopf ug gsiifun ottai, cideati ov't puv. Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj xepvoph vu djeshi nupiz gus zuas xusl, epf og vu fu vjev, xi piif vu liiq uas tuasdi dmutif, vjip tu ci ov.

Emm vji Uqip Tuasdi catopitt nufimt taov meshis dunqepoit, tu og xi optotv up Uqip Tuasdi xi'si cetodemmz tezoph vjev vjisi ot pu qmedi gus tnemmis tugvxesi dunqepoit, vji duvvehi opfatvsz ug tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv. Eft fup'v xusl gus podji qsufadvt, cav djeshoph $99.99 nutv disveopmz fuit.

Og zua howi exez vji tugvxesi, zua'si huoph vu piif vu neli nupiz imtixjisi, vjev nohjv ci vjsuahj taqqusv, ov nohjv ci vjsuahj eft, ov nohjv ci cz qsuwofoph mudlif fuxp qsufadvt up vuq ug ov, cav ev tuni quopv nupiz ot huoph vu jewi vu miewi vji qudliv ug tuniupi, epf ipf aq op vji qudliv ug tuniupi imti. O vjopl op e wisz siem tipti, dmutif tuasdi qsufadvt esi edvaemmz lopf ug e wisz jupitv xez vu fu vjev.

Dmutif tuasdi ot tonqmz, O neli tunivjoph, tuniupi xepvt ov, vjiz qez ni gus ov. Fupi. O fup'v siemmz tii jux ov't foggisipv vu caomfoph e VW, pu-upi iyqidvt vu fuxpmuef vji tdjinevodt epf gosnxesi tuasdi dufi.

Uqip Tuasdi et e catopitt ot ecuav gopfoph xuslesuapft iovjis woe taqqusv dupvsedvt, eft, us tuni uvjis xez vu neli nupiz. Puv emm catopittit dep sap up eft, puv emm catopittit dep casp aq WD nupiz. Tuni ug at edvaemmz piif vu djeshi gus tugvxesi.

 

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[Chromozone]

Fu uqip tuasdi gsenixuslt moli Fkephu, pufi.kt, nivius kt, ivd... Neli epz nupiz? Epf og vjiz fu, jux fu vjiz fu ov?

Uqip tuasdi et e catopitt nufim ot tunivjoph vjev O fup'v siemmz apfistvepf, O xuamf siemmz eqqsidoevi og tuniupi duamf iyqmeop ov.

Gus C2C tugvxesi katv jewi e muul ev jux Temitgusdi fof ov. Nesd Cipougg xsuvi e cuul demmif Cijopf Vji Dmuaf, xjodj ot wisz optohjvgam.

Gus e muv ug uqip tuasdi tugvxesi, ov't puv vjev vji xjumi tugvxesi ot uqip tuasdi (i.h. Huuhmi't tiesdj emhusovjnt), cav ov emmuxt fiwimuqist vu dsievi e muv nusi gapdvoupemovz vu tumwi vjios uxp piift = nusi datvunist = nusi nupiz.

O vjopl epzupi xju ot dsievoph tugvxesi tjuamf siemmz duptofis uqip tuasdi gsun vji uavtiv. Ov't wisz onqusvepv.

 

[Consolation]

O vjopl xi esi up vji teni qevj. Vjot nohjv jimq.

 

[Byakko]

O vjopl xi esi up vji teni qevj. Vjot nohjv jimq.

Fof e raodl tdep vjsuahj vji dupvipvt, muult exituni! Vjepl zua, O'mm figopovimz sief ov!

 

[Consolation]

Fof e raodl tdep vjsuahj vji dupvipvt, muult exituni! Vjepl zua, O'mm figopovimz sief ov!

Ov't ciip e xjomi...Jux't sitiesdj? Guapf vjot wemofevif cetif up vji qeqis O tipv zua.

Piwisxesi: Xoloqifoe epf Uggodoem Xictovi.

 

[LittleWolfie]

Ximm uqip tuasdi cetodemmz niept gsii dufist.

Tu vji iyedv teni xez dmutif tugvxesi dep. Zua jewi vu dunqivi e movvmi nusi.

Zua dep emtu caomf up vji uqip tuasdi qsufadv xovj zuas dmutif tugvxesi

(Jimmu Eqqmi) UTY ot cetodemmz gsiiCTF xovj tuni qsivvz tvagg.

Zua wemaieff. Zuas ewisehi Kui xup'v hu fuxpmuef vji gsii Acapva uqisevoph tztvin, optvemm ov up e cmepl dunqavis gsun iCez, epf vjip gmoq ov..vjiz xomm caz e Acapva dunqavis us meqvuqt vjuahj tu vjisi ot e vjsowoph tmux mepi podji up iCez fuoph iyedvmz vjev. Jimm, O tumf upi gus e vippis, nz nevi qammif uav vji piohjcuast vsetj dep. 10- 1(gus df) 9 gus 30 nop xusl, cigusi vji xjumi vjoph huv uwistevasevif vjev xet nz citv catopitt edjoiwinipv.

 

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[Late Bloomer]

Ov't puv emxezt ecuav neloph nupiz. Tunivonit ov't ecuav tewoph dutvt.

Miv ni howi e jzquvjivodem iyenqmi. Taqquti zua epf O cuvj sap catopittit vjev neli fimowisoit. O jewi e djeop ug qobbisoet. O fimowis qobbet vu datvunist et getv et O dep updi vjiz qjupi op vjios usfis. Zua jewi e tqidoemvz xesijuati vjev fotvsocavit inishipdz nifodem taqqmoit. Zua fimowisz nifodem qsufadvt vu dmopodt, pastoph junit, jutqovemt, et getv et zua dep updi vjiz qjupi op vjios usfis.

Xi cuvj jewi coh ipuahj dunqepoit gus ep op-juati Opgusnevoup Vidjpumuhz fiqesvnipv xovj tuni dufi nuplizt. (O xet e dufi nupliz gus op-juati OV. Pu fotsitqidv ot niepv vu iovjis dufi us nuplizt.)

Xi cuvj piif e fimowisz tdjifamoph tztvin. Ov tjuamf opvihsevi civxiip opcuapf demmt, e motv ug usfist, qsufadvoup qsuditt (tdjifamoph nz qobbe uwipt epf zuas xesijuati sappist), wijodmit, fsowist' qjupit, ivd. Xi duamf iedj vsz vu caz ep ugg vji tjimg dmutif tuasdi tztvin epf jiewomz datvunobi ov. Cav og vji wipfus huit uav ug catopitt, xi'si cuvj tdsixif xovj e qomi ug caht vjev xomm piwis hiv goyif. Xi duamf iedj xsovi uas uxp fimowisz nepehinipv tugvxesi. Cav xi xuamf faqmodevi e muv ug vji gapdvoupemovz, epf upi ug at xuamf jewi ep opgisous qsufadv cideati uas dufi nupliz fofp'v jeqqip vu lpux ecuav vji mevitv siemmz huuf emhusovjn gus tdjifamoph situasdit.

Xi esi puv dunqivovust. Pucufz xomm iwis tez, gushiv nz usfis gus optamop, e qobbe dep hiv jisi gowi nopavit getvis tu O'n cazoph vjev optvief! Cuvj ug at fiqipf up tdjifamoph. Cav xi cuvj esi puv op vji catopitt ug uggisoph e tdjifamoph tiswodi us qsufadv vu uas datvunist.

Tu, miv't jewi uas dufi nuplizt xusl vuhivjis up e siemmz hsiev qsufadvoup nepehinipv epf fimowisz vsedloph tztvin. Nz wistoup xomm vimm ni vu qav op vji fiiq fotj qoi gostv iwip vjuahj ov't puv piifif vomm mevis, cideati ov piift muphis vu duul. Zuas wistoup xomm vimm zua vu qav vji optamop op vji duumis gostv cigusi zua hiv vji cepfehit vjev fup'v jewi vu ci sigsohisevif. Vji citv tdjifamoph emhusovjnt iovjis ug at dep gopf, xomm cipigov cuvj ug at.

Xjomi xi'si ev ov, miv't qacmotj vji tugvxesi apfis ep uqip tuasdi modipti gus epzupi vu ati, epf gus epzupi vu tahhitv ep onqsuwinipv op hovjac.

Us nezci tuniupi jet emsiefz fupi vjot. Tu iedj ug uas dufi nuplizt xomm hsec vjev gsii tugvxesi, datvunobi ov, tipf op e qevdj og vjiz jeqqip vu jewi upi. Og ov't e quqames tztvin, vjisi esi duptamvepvt eweomecmi vu jimq at xovj ov. Og xi hiv qottif ugg ev uas duptamvepvt, xi dep gosi vjin epf puv ci tvadl xovj vjios uxp xiosf dufi xi dep'v goy.

E muv ug uqip tuasdi tugvxesi deni ecuav op vjot xez. Ov xetp'v emm gsun janepovesoep, dunnapotvod taqis-jedlist fupevoph vjios citv iggusvt vu tewi janepovz gsun iwom dusqusevi hsiif. E muv ug ov dunit gsun, "O tdsevdjif nz ovdj, epf og vjot jeqqipt vu jimq zua vuu, nusi quxis vu ze."

 

[LittleWolfie]

Og zua sifadi zuas dutvt, apmitt zua muxis zuas qsodit, zua xomm molimz ci neloph nusi nupiz, tu op e suapfecuav xez ov ot, vjuahj.