TY - JOUR T1 - The Business of Open Source Software: A Primer JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Michael (Monty) Widenius A1 - Linus Nyman KW - business source KW - dual licensing KW - entrepreneurship KW - open KW - open core KW - open source business models KW - open source licenses KW - open source software development AB - This article is meant as a primer for those interested in gaining a basic understanding of the business of open source software. Thus, we cover four main areas: i) what motivates businesses to get involved in open source; ii) common open source licenses and how they relate to community and corporate interests; iii) issues regarding the monetization of an open source program; and iv) open source business models currently employed. This article is particularly suitable for people who want a general understanding of the business of open source software; people who want to understand the significant issues regarding an open source program's potential to generate income; and entrepreneurs who want to create a company around open source code. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/756 IS - 1 U1 - MySQL Ab Michael (Monty) Widenius is the founder and original developer of MySQL and MariaDB. He has been an entrepreneur since 1979 and is the founder of MySQL Ab, Monty Program Ab, SkySQL, the MariaDB Foundation, and Open Ocean capital. U2 - Hanken School of Economics Linus Nyman is a doctoral researcher at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland, where he is researching code forking in open source software. A further research interest of his is free-to-play gaming. He also lectures on corporate strategy, open source software, and the new business models of the Internet age. Linus has a Master’s degree in economics from the Hanken School of Economics. ER -