How to make money with free software...

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Post by prakash » Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 8:34 PM UTC

How to make money with free software...
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Re: How to make money with free software...

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Post by r7000 » Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 8:49 PM UTC

I didn't realize that the headline would be so.. literal.

Very inspiring modern design.

Re: How to make money with free software...

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Post by LogicHoleFlaw » Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 9:14 PM UTC

Money shot: I would have loved to release the coin under the GPL, which could maybe solve the financial crisis. However for obvious reasons I was not allowed to do that.

Re: How to make money with free software...

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Post by nuclear_eclipse » Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 10:35 PM UTC

It's absolutely amazing how much thought, detail, and reference to national heritage and geography goes into the design of coins. The only sad part is that (at least here in the US) 95% of citizens couldn't care less, even if they could comprehend what they were actually seeing on the coin's faces.

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Post by vlad » Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 10:55 PM UTC

Looks like they've decided to make a 10 Euro "gold" version of the coin as well. http://en.knm.nl/domains/knm/content/arch10_2008s.jpg

Re: How to make money with free software...

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Post by helveticaman » Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 11:44 PM UTC

nuclear_eclipse wrote: post #4

It's absolutely amazing how much thought, detail, and reference to national heritage and geography goes into the design of coins. The only sad part is that (at least here in the US) 95% of citizens couldn't care less, even if they could comprehend what they were actually seeing on the coin's faces.

What about state quarters? Plus, what about coin collectors in general?

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Post by louislouis » Fri, Oct 31, 2008, 12:51 AM UTC

I want one of those.

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Post by intellibitz » Fri, Oct 31, 2008, 5:21 AM UTC

Very well done.

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Post by Timothee » Fri, Oct 31, 2008, 5:43 AM UTC

Good read! I really like the way every single detail was thought out and actually made sense. It happens quite often that the explanations for a design are corny and far-stretched.

Re: How to make money with free software...

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Post by astine » Fri, Oct 31, 2008, 4:39 PM UTC

helveticaman wrote: post #6

nuclear_eclipse wrote: post #4

It's absolutely amazing how much thought, detail, and reference to national heritage and geography goes into the design of coins. The only sad part is that (at least here in the US) 95% of citizens couldn't care less, even if they could comprehend what they were actually seeing on the coin's faces.

What about state quarters? Plus, what about coin collectors in general?

Most people aren't coin collectors. Also, some of the designs on the state quarters leave a little to be desired.