[P2P-F] are there examples of open code harvested by commercial developers?

[Michel Bauwens]

thanks for responding to this question also via:
http://p2pfoundation.net/Special:RecentChanges?title=Talk:Complete_Guide_To_Freemium_Business_Models&rcid=53792

Johannes asks:

Regarding "*There’s a critical distinction here and that is that your code
is out there and anyone can start a company to commercialize this code. Bear
in mind that it is very hard (often impossible) to reverse a decision to
open-source*":

It is IMO an option to provide an open kernel, especially to ensure
interoperability, so others can enrich by own components and keep code of
other components private.

Though I would prefer the donation model (instead of selling), because it
offers the opportunity, that more people may use the software. In
consequence the percentage of people willing to give can be lower to achieve
a comparable earning.

My question is: *are there examples of open code harvested by commercial
developers*?


 Johannes <http://p2pfoundation.net/User:JohnnyB> 10. September 2011


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