http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/09/22/software-profitability-in-the-middle/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:42:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/09/22/software-profitability-in-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-24951 RP Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:30:33 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3240#comment-24951 Not only commercial software. Another possible answer to the question is: universities and foundations. See the R Foundation as an example. Not only commercial software. Another possible answer to the question is: universities and foundations. See the R Foundation as an example.

]]> http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/09/22/software-profitability-in-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-24950 John Chandler-Pepelnjak Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:17:47 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=3240#comment-24950 Isn't R a good counter-example illustrating a medium-sized open source software project? In order to get into this "middle" spot you need some sort of group to develop the open-source software. In R's case we have a seed planted by individuals (Chambers first, then Ihaka and Gentleman if my R history serves me) and then adopted by a community. Isn’t R a good counter-example illustrating a medium-sized open source software project? In order to get into this “middle” spot you need some sort of group to develop the open-source software. In R’s case we have a seed planted by individuals (Chambers first, then Ihaka and Gentleman if my R history serves me) and then adopted by a community.

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