UK charity makes money from open source sales.

[Abarbarian]

Yup thats right you can make money from open source software.

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/i...y-with-open-source-Fix-My-Street-1792625.html

According to a report on the EC's open source portal, Joinup, Sweden is following the example of Norway in using the "Fix My Street" open source software that was developed in the UK.

http://www.fixmystreet.com/faq

Who built FixMyStreet?This site was built by mySociety, in conjunction with the Young Foundation. mySociety is the project of a registered charity which has grown out of the community of volunteers who built sites like TheyWorkForYou.com. mySociety’s primary mission is to build Internet projects which give people simple, tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives. Our first project was WriteToThem, where you can write to any of your elected representatives, for free. The charity is called UK Citizens Online Democracy and is charity number 1076346. mySociety can be contacted by email at (e-mail address removed), or by post at mySociety, 483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS, UK.

Who pays for it?FixMyStreet was originally paid for via the Department for Constitutional Affairs Innovations Fund. It is now funded by a variety of means, from commercial work to donations.

http://www.mysociety.org/for-councils/fixmystreet/

Based on the UK's most widely used problem-reporting website, FixMyStreet for Councils prioritises usability and accessibility – making it a service that citizens love, rather than tolerate.
FixMyStreet for Councils is an elegant, cloud-hosted application, designed specifically for local authority needs.
It is cost-effective, highly customisable and incredibly simple to implement. In short, it's the problem-reporting solution you've been looking for.

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