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>So if you aren't going to engage, why open source it? I'd argue engagement is only a medium part of open source: plenty of projects publish code and never acc

>So if you aren't going to engage, why open source it? I'd argue engagement is only a medium part of open source: plenty of projects publish code and never accept requests/issues, and are very popular. It is always nice to open source even if you don't accept PR's/review issues, because it gives me more trust.

mooreds 6y ago
So the main benefit of OSS you see is promoting trust in the company building the open source software? I'm sure there are plenty of blog posts out there, but I can see the following benefits: * marketing halo ("we do open source") * community feedback, both bugs and features * community contributions * trust in the company * trust in continuity of the product (even if the company fails, I can continue to run this product) * cost As I said, I'm sure there are more, I'm not experienced enough to weigh them all, and I'm guessing they vary based on the size, stage and goals of the company. That said, feedback from the community does seem pretty important to me.