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Open Source is really just a check mark in a list of things required for developer tools these days. It doesn't sell a product by itself. What people pay for th
by the_common_man 10y ago
Open Source is really just a check mark in a list of things required for developer tools these days. It doesn't sell a product by itself. What people pay for these days in primarily service and not the software. If you want to sell software, the only place left is the enterprise. Enterprise sales is really about networking and connecting and not whether a product is technically good.
This is also why I am worried about things like CoreOS. Not sure who uses it. I hope their enterprise sales keep them ticking, otherwise they are screwed since they have taken so much funding.
- gamesbrainiac 10y agoI think service is crucial. Although there are plenty of strong open source projects out there, that have large communities, they really aren't businesses. I mean, you don't see the PSF trying to sell you some proprietary stuff.
- williamstein 10y agoI also very much wonder what CoreOS's business model is.
- the_common_man 10y agoSame goes for docker. Many monetization options for docker (like the registry) have been duplicated by Google and AWS in their cloud centers. The good news is docker is in bed with Microsoft now which has very deep pockets.
- bdcravens 10y agoDocker has been baking in more and more of the infrastructure (see all the musings about a potential fork)