[antirez]

Model number 3:

That is what I'm doing with Redis. If the big company funding the project is as polite as VMware you end with a lot of freedom but the money to just focus only on your project (and not just you, VMware just hired Pieter Noordhuis for instance).

Only disadvantage is that the lead developers are unlikely to get rich, as they are payed to work with a good salary but this is not like a big exit for a startup. But my grandfather and my father always got payed to work, so I trust this model, and I'm not seeking richness, so it's the perfect model for me, but not for everybody.

[cperciva]

they are payed to work

FYI, the correct spelling in this context is "paid"; the spelling "payed" is only used in a couple very obscure cases which you'll probably never encounter.

(I'm only mentioning it because I'm pretty sure you're not a native English speaker, and I figured you might like to know.)

[Hitchhiker]

Amazed to see the author of hping2 here .. ah that was a different era ;-)

[krookoo]

I remmeber him from his tcl days and I love the guy.

[Hitchhiker]

this shows an amazing value system:

" But my grandfather and my father always got payed to work, so I trust this model, and I'm not seeking richness "