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The Open Source Development model is financially sustainable when software becomes the enabler of a revenue generator rather than the object of revenue generation
Better software is developed when software development is aligned with the profitability and efficiency of the product or service which is enabled by the software rather than the profitability of the software
Better software is developed when developers can focus on development rather than revenue generation
The laborer is worthy of their hire thus open source software development should be compensated
Quality is valuable thus software with greater value is developed by talented developers drawn by better than average remuneration and better than average working environments
The quality of software is largely dependent upon individual and collective creativity and inspiration; creativity and inspiration can come from anywhere; better software is developed in a model that is open to creativity and inspiration from any source
In a spirit of enlightened self-interest, Information Technology Executives would prefer their investment in software be reinvested in the further development of that software rather than extravagant profits and forays into completely unrelated markets
The same Information Technology Executives would prefer their investment in software be invested in code to which they have access rather than in licenses to code they cannot see, reuse and further develop
The Open Source Development Corporation provides the mechanism to align the interests and finances of software consumers with the interests and revenue of software developers