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alsocasey on July 7, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: "Just open-source it" is not realistic

You might make more money by open sourcing: if, for example, it's not currently in a state to have anyone be willing to purchase it.

stavros on July 7, 2013 [–]

Sure, that's the "other monetization model" I mentioned. In general, though, if money is the only thing you went to get from something, open sourcing it isn't the best way to do it.

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