Title : 
Using open source for a profitable startup
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Yozons Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
12/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The viability of open source projects such as Linux and GNU is frequently questioned. This month, the author shows how the use of such software can help a small, underfunded company establish itself in the commercial software arena. It´s apparent that from his perspective the viability question has been answered with a resounding yes
         
        
            Keywords : 
public domain software; software management; GNU; Linux; business launch; commercial software; open source projects; profitable startup; Costs; Cryptography; Java; Libraries; Licenses; Marketing and sales; Open source software; Pain; Statistics; Transaction databases;