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>There is no Open Source Business Model. Careful about universal claims. https://vcvrack.com/ https://vcvrack.com/ is an open-source business model and it work

>There is no Open Source Business Model. Careful about universal claims. https://vcvrack.com/ https://vcvrack.com/ is an open-source business model and it works great for me.

kuhhk 8y ago
Why does this start downloading a file to my computer the moment I click on that link? That's pretty shady...
- vortico 8y ago
  It definitely shouldn't. What is the filename? Do you have any compromised browser extensions or malware on your machine?
- tick_tock_tick 8y ago
  nothing starts for me. what are you using?
codetrotter 8y ago
Are you the creator of VCV Rack? It’s a cool piece of software and certainly one of the most beautiful user interfaces I have used in an open source program. The project website is cool as well. Very nice with the images of the rack in the mobile version :)
- vortico 8y ago
  Yes, thanks! The website isn't fully mobile-responsive, but it gets the job done. Since Rack is desktop software, the need for a mobile website is less than normal.
angel_j 8y ago
What is the business model?
- vortico 8y ago
  It's a bit like open core, except instead of enhancing the core product in a commercial fork, commercial plugins are sold and dynamically loaded by the open-source application. The website includes a store for purchasing these plugins by VCV and third-party developers (who pay a retail commission). VCV plugin sales are significantly higher than third-party plugin sales due to their association with the VCV trademark and logo, so in a way, you can claim that each hour developing the open-source product (VCV Rack) has a direct effect on commercial plugin sales, so I am "funded" to develop open-source software. With that said, a commercial fork is being worked on this year that works in additional environments (i.e. as a VST/AU/AAX plugin) as the "normal" open-source Rack (i.e. a standalone application for Win/Mac/Lin). If I understand correctly, this is similar to the traditional open core model, although it's not really an enhanced version but a ported version.
ghaff 8y ago
It's a semantic point. There are companies that have created business models that are based on open source software and the open source development model in various ways. But open source, by itself, is not a business model. [ADDED: Any more than "proprietary software" is a business model.]
- vortico 8y ago
  I see. It's an odd way to state that, but his (semantic) point makes sense now.

>There is no Open Source Business Model. Careful about universal claims. https://vcvrack.com/ https://vcvrack.com/ is an open-source business model and it works great for me.

kuhhk 8y ago

Why does this start downloading a file to my computer the moment I click on that link? That's pretty shady...

vortico 8y ago
It definitely shouldn't. What is the filename? Do you have any compromised browser extensions or malware on your machine?
tick_tock_tick 8y ago
nothing starts for me. what are you using?

codetrotter 8y ago

Are you the creator of VCV Rack? It’s a cool piece of software and certainly one of the most beautiful user interfaces I have used in an open source program. The project website is cool as well. Very nice with the images of the rack in the mobile version :)

vortico 8y ago
Yes, thanks! The website isn't fully mobile-responsive, but it gets the job done. Since Rack is desktop software, the need for a mobile website is less than normal.

angel_j 8y ago

What is the business model?

vortico 8y ago
It's a bit like open core, except instead of enhancing the core product in a commercial fork, commercial plugins are sold and dynamically loaded by the open-source application. The website includes a store for purchasing these plugins by VCV and third-party developers (who pay a retail commission). VCV plugin sales are significantly higher than third-party plugin sales due to their association with the VCV trademark and logo, so in a way, you can claim that each hour developing the open-source product (VCV Rack) has a direct effect on commercial plugin sales, so I am "funded" to develop open-source software. With that said, a commercial fork is being worked on this year that works in additional environments (i.e. as a VST/AU/AAX plugin) as the "normal" open-source Rack (i.e. a standalone application for Win/Mac/Lin). If I understand correctly, this is similar to the traditional open core model, although it's not really an enhanced version but a ported version.

ghaff 8y ago

It's a semantic point. There are companies that have created business models that are based on open source software and the open source development model in various ways. But open source, by itself, is not a business model. [ADDED: Any more than "proprietary software" is a business model.]

vortico 8y ago
I see. It's an odd way to state that, but his (semantic) point makes sense now.