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Some companies are closed source for a really good reason: it allows for Vertical Integration and Focused Execution. Bay Area companies spend millions of dollar
by AliaksandrH 10y ago
Some companies are closed source for a really good reason: it allows for Vertical Integration and Focused Execution. Bay Area companies spend millions of dollars worth of engineers salaries in projects that layer complexity upon complexity (and you need dozens of engineers to maintain them), just because they are in love with idea of open source. This is dangerous proposition, and it stifles innovation. There is an opportunity to dramatically simplify a lot of data pipelines. Check this out: http://docs.memsql.com/docs/pipelines-overview http://docs.memsql.com/docs/pipelines-overview
- ddorian43 10y agoI understand that but not everyone lives in SF or creates a microservice for each function they have hosted in an overpriced ec2-vm inside a subpar docker-container using json-serialization. You can have (open-source or free) and develop without community (i think like chrome does that). The question is: is it worth it ? Without vc-money-cash it's a little hard AND time-consuming.