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I guess I'm a bit of an OSS hippie, but I wish that too. But, having a business model means we can focus all of our time on this. We're able to do more for op
by technoweenie 16y ago
I guess I'm a bit of an OSS hippie, but I wish that too. But, having a business model means we can focus all of our time on this. We're able to do more for open source this way.
Also: GitHub has released a bunch of open source (as others have added). One of the other things I like is that details of the architecture are discussed openly. When I joined GitHub a few months ago, I was shocked at how much I already knew about how things worked.
- davidw 16y agoI've thought long and hard about open source and business for a while, and I think you're probably right. I think the best thing going right now for OS is a "pyramid", where all the infrastructure and supporting bits and pieces are open source, and the tip of the pyramid is the differentiator that makes the money. It may rankle some not to get access to that, but by being closed, you can make a lot of money to funnel back into the open source projects you use and support.