From: Bira <u.alberton@...>
Date: 2006-07-20T23:36:13+09:00
Subject: Re: n00b Q: Obfuscation and locking the source

On 7/17/06, Bill Kelly <billk@cts.com> wrote:
> I'm still trying to sort out how to ship my own commercial
> ruby software.  Frankly, if it were possible to ship a game
> open source and get paid for it, that would be my preferred
> route.
>

Have you already taken a look at the Street Performer Protocol[1]?
It's a way to do exactly that, and it's not restricted to games.

That article is a bit old, but AFAIK there have been some succesful
implementations. Fundable.org[2] is a site that allows you to release
something under this model.


[1]http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue4_6/kelsey/
[2]http://www.fundable.org/

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