ROOT and myths about the economics of open source

The site
ROOT.CZ
has published an excerpt from the original linuxtoday.com article
that takes on myths about the economics of open source and sets the record straight. Some of the biggest myths are these.

• Poor performance of Linux stocks means Linux itself is bad
• Open source isn’t economically viable
• Giving away software must eventually destroy the entire industry
• Why would programmers keep contributing code if they can’t make any money from it?
• But developing open-source software takes effort, and someone has to pay for that effort
• Aren’t open-source programmers destroying their own job opportunities?
• Getting something for free is simply unnatural. There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Open source has been a thorn in many people’s side from the start. The article tries to dispel each myth.
If you have anything to do with open source, I highly recommend it. It offers an interesting
perspective.