This document discusses strategies for making free and open source software profitable, including: - Earning money through customization services, support contracts, documentation/training, and paid plugins/versions while the core software remains free. - Gaining funding from organizations, donations, ads, university partnerships, and corporate customers interested in the software. - Releasing often with detailed changelogs and high quality documentation to build a user base and gain feedback to improve the software.

1. Profitable Free SoftwareVitor Pamplona

2. Free SoftwareFreedom

3. Free SoftwareFreedomTo Use

4. Free SoftwareFreedomTo UseTo Study

5. Free SoftwareFreedomTo UseTo StudyTo Change

6. Free SoftwareFreedomTo UseTo StudyTo ChangeTo Distribute

7. Free Software EnvironmentRecurse!

8. Free Software is coolbut where is my money? ... profit? ... I need food to live! ... not sustainable

9. Rewards for PlayersFor CompaniesLow-cost goodiesMarket evaluation and campainsEasy of training and incentives for schoolsCreation of standardsEasy to widespread and grow its useMotivational skills for the best developersModularization cultureQuality assessmentCompetition annihilation

10. Rewards for PlayersFor DevelopersHobby and funNetworking for hackersCurriculum improvementResponsibility assessmentKnowledge of the whole development cycleLeadership development and evaluationCommunity knowledge for hiringTalks :)

11. Open Source is cooland it helps you to make money ... it is profitable ... it is fun ... it is sustainable

12. Open Source vs Free SoftwareOpen does not mean freedomFocus on BusinessFocus on People

13. Open Source vs Free SoftwareCapitalist Communist

14. Open Source vs Free SoftwareGuaranteed on Free Software Only

15. Project Roadmap

16. Capture an IdeaUse linux to know how people workHomeworks/Your NeedsCrazyness/absurdsKeep it simple, fast and VERY smallIt’s OK to copyYou don’t like something? Create it againForget about competitorsFork and Improve

17. How to Compute IdeasX + YXneXtXdXX ++X

18. How to Compute IdeasX + YXDisplay3DXdXX ++X

19. How to Compute IdeasNETRACATRAMarketing, SportsGames, MoviesMedicineDisplay3DDisplay 1D?Sound 3DSmell 3DTouch 3DDisplays 4D?Multi-focal DisplaysHologramsProjector-based 3DWave OpticsRay OpticsGlasses-FreeContext-AwareUser-Sensible

20. How to Compute IdeasX + YXTouch ScreenXdXX ++X

21. How to Compute IdeasBroken Bone DetectorMice TrackingFingerprintWind Screen?Touch ScreenSensing + DisplayingWeightUntouch screenTouch unscreenCapacitiveResistiveBiologicalMulti-touchUltrafastLow bandwidth

22. Ownership VS LicensingPublic DomainRoyalty-FreeMicrosoft Reference LicenseCopyleftShare AlikeCopyright HolderLGPLShared SourcesBSDGPLCreativeCommonsApache

23. Creative Commons

24. Open Source License ComparisonOpen SourceFree Software

25. Prove it: Demo or DIEAn idea alone is worthlessEverybody has good ideasImplementation matters!Interface mattersSocial network mattersSpreading mattersEasy live demos, videos, screencasts, blogs, twitterCode snippets, documentation, tutorialsBusiness pitches, fund raising, foundation grants

26. A Little Secret on StartingCodeGithubFriends

27. Project Check-listProject pageDocumentation / User ManualInstallation NotesLicenseRepository / Version controlSourceForgeGitHubFeedback Page WikiDiscussion Group / ForumNews ChannelBlog - BestTwitter

28. Project Page AnatomyGoalsFuture of the project? What expect from it? Features and flawsBe sincereTO-DO List & ContributionKeep always updatedDownloadDocumentationInstallation NotesUseUninstallSnapshots and Screencasts

29. Quality-Based SoftwareMake sure you are doing the bestMinimum bugs, beautiful codeTest driven development helps a LOTUnit test, Unit test, Unit test!! Feel free to release many beta versionsMake nice videos and screencastsBelieve me, you need them

30. Releasing and FeedbackOn releasing a version: Binary code and instructions Source code and instructions Detailed change-log and high-level news itemMake packaging: .deb, .rpm and .yumAsk friends to test the software and instructionsBe kindPeople will make critics. Don’t go ofensive. Good documentation and fast feedback action

31. Language and InternacionalizationSource code: Always in english. Translate everything!Webpage: Start in portuguese. Make a first draft for an engligh website Other people can review it. Learn how to i18n of your environmentTranslation is the MAIN source of collaboration

32. Open Source FundingSaving time and money ONGs are usually awesomeAllow donationVakinha, Paypal, and othersAdsenseUniversity partnershipsThey can provide servers and infrastructureSearch for incubatorsFocus on corporate market. Who can get a lot of money from your software?

33. Open Source-based CompanyYour own companyCustomization services and supportDocumentation and training WarrantyPlugins or paid improved versionAward the best commitersTalks, talks and talksPay for the best commiters go presentReward plan and gifts

34. Project DiscontinuedProjects die. Accept that. Let other people continue your workKeep the code on-linePeople can fork it Or learn from your mistakes Publish!People are relying on you, they need to know