2009/5/19 Rich Bodo <richbodo@gmail.com>:
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> 1) Widget Frosting++
>
> Create and maintain free software that fills a gap in the GNU domain,
> and package it with hardware and support services.

As http://www.digium.com did, right?

> 2) Training

> Less frequently mentioned is that most people who write free software
> consider it a profit center because they become recognized experts,
> which increases their income potential.

My biggest problem isn't fully proprietary font developers, but
freeware loss leaders like Jos B; freeware fonts get just as much
cheap publicity/exposure as libre fonts, I think.

> All this feels a bid pedantic since you seem to feel there is an
> opportunity with great potential in the font industry, the mechanics
> of which you understand, that is yet to be capitalized on.

I don't think I'll understand free software business until I'm running
a successful one :-)