Yes, but with a twist. OSS in itself behaves like a public good, but most business models for OSS and closed-source software revolve around bundling to create e

Yes, but with a twist. OSS in itself behaves like a public good, but most business models for OSS and closed-source software revolve around bundling to create excludability (since software is de facto non-rivalrous). That makes them club goods. The most effective excludability is SaaS offerings, because total exclusion can be enforced easily. That's why hyperscalers make far more from OSS than companies devoted to it. (btw: the snowdrift docs are really impressive, kudos)