[Haifux] Why open source

[Tal Abir]

Hi,
Lets say you wrote a utility that may be useful to others.
Why would you open source it?
How can you earn money from opening the code and giving it for free?
Source forge is making money from hosting your utility, Wikipedia is making
money from documenting it, what is left for the developer?

Is there someone who can give a lecture on the subject?
Are there more people interested in the subject?

Thanks,
Tal.
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