LXer: Building a scalable open source business model in the 90s
 

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Brothers Aleksander and Bård Farsted founded eZ Systems with a strong belief in open source in 1999. At that time, there were no scalable open source business models, so they developed and pioneered their own while developing eZ Publish,[he]nbsp[/he]an Enterprise Content Management System.Their vision was: an open code-base, high value on customers, and rapid open innovation. And, their core values were: openness, sharing, and innovation.As a member of the eZ community[he]nbsp[/he]and the Community Project Board, I can provide insight into how they started and developed thier commercial, open source business model.

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