make a living writing open-source software

http://www.codeplex.com/dbmodelexcel

Argh, I am following a conflicting goal right now, where I am starting my own company. I still want to do open-source.

I am thinking that if my project becomes successful, then publish parts of it under BSD (without nasty licenses). But this is far out it the future.

Well, I didn’t write Mongrel, but I did interview the guy who did. Hopefully this will help both Zed and I to a better job of making a living with Free Software.

You can read the interview if you’re interested.

http://www.objectiveclips.com

And one user that I know of. I don’t understand why the adoption rate is so low – using it with Apple’s CoreData is a no-brainer. I suspect its too advanced for the average developer to grasp. Need to write some articles on how to use it effectively I think.

Well, I’v just had the second article in my new series on ruby published over at Linux Journal. It’s great to be writing on a regular basis, and it’s nice to see a little bit of money coming in too.

Here are links to the two articles:
Test First ToolsCommunity News, and a hacking report

A pet Free Software project of mine (RWB) is suddenly applicable to work. My manager has given me full rein to spend some work time adding the bits I need to support our needs, and fold them back into the regular system.

Yay!!!

That is the standard model…develop a novel new software platform of some sort, or killer app & then make all your money on the book that explains how to use it.

Interesting if you are prepared to never stop learning new stuff and are open minded.