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How SourceForge HelpsProjects to Grow July 23, 2014 -‐ OSCONRoberto Galoppini @galoppini
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Projects can provide info about who provides support, training and about add-‐ons, books and upcoming events
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DevShare Beta Launch: 1 July 2013
DevShare is a partnership program offered to SourceForge developers that turns project downloads into a source of recurring monthly revenue by presen6ng other relevant offers for user considera6on during the installa6on process. DevShare is one of the ways we help projects get funded while allowing SourceForge to con6nue to offer free hos6ng, distribu6on, support, and new site features.
What’s New for End-‐Users & Developers
Choose your favourite version
The DevShare Program now allows end-‐users to choose what they want. !Developers can easily join the program and make sure only offers they like are presented to their end-‐users.
Advising Startups
Roberto has helped Bitergia a lot. On the one hand, he has advised us about how to focus on a business model based on free, open source so;ware, keeping an eye on the crea>on of value for customers, which has proven fundamental. On the other, he has helped a lot in the crea>on of business rela>onships for the company, and in the design of the strategy for ge?ng known in the community that we address. !(Jesus M. Gonzalez Barahona, Bitergia CEO)
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