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All open-source companies close-source some code, or else they struggle, because services don't scale. Red Hat's security layer is not open-source. Cloudera is
by vonnik 10y ago
All open-source companies close-source some code, or else they struggle, because services don't scale. Red Hat's security layer is not open-source. Cloudera is an explicitly open-core company. So is my startup, Skymind.[1][2] There's no other way to do it. But there is a way to be honest about it, and I think sytse is being honest. You can't give it all away for free. If you do, you're probably not a company...
[1] https://skymind.io/ https://skymind.io/
[2] http://deeplearning4j.org/ http://deeplearning4j.org/
- rushabh 10y agoSAAS is a viable revenue model, but it takes a long time to scale. If you are looking at "lifestyle" business, you can still do open source and make make money too. Thats what we do at ERPNext
- vonnik 10y agoI agree with you. When I say services, I'm actually talking about the consulting work that accompanies enterprise software sales, where you end up acting as an outsourced engineering team for your clients.