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> And in letting it be is how we let it grow. Is it? Can you truly support this argument? I can't work on open-source code full time without getting paid. I h

> And in letting it be is how we let it grow. Is it? Can you truly support this argument? I can't work on open-source code full time without getting paid. I have bills to pay. If I release a project, try to make some money on the side, and Amazon swoops in, takes all my code, and offers it for less than I can afford, I will have to stop working on it. Does the software still grow now?

ignoramous 5y ago
The economics of FOSS and its sociology can reinforce each other, and that's where the true benefit lies. Throwing the code at the wall to see if its sticks and if it does, then expecting it pay one's bills isn't what FOSS is about, unfortunately. On economics of software, these posts make for a good reading: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2004/12/16/the-economics-of-software-redux/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2004/12/16/the-economics-of-soft... On FOSS and permissive licensing, see these: https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-way-to-sustainable https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-way-to-... http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2018/12/14/open-source-confronts-its-midlife-crisis/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2018/12/14/open-source-confronts... > Is it? Can you truly support this argument? https://kk.org/thetechnium/technology-want/ https://kk.org/thetechnium/technology-want/
- user-the-name 5y ago
  > The economics of FOSS and its sociology can reinforce each other, The word "can" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this sentence. Does it do that, in practice?
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  - ignoramous 5y ago
    It has been done? For ex, citus-data (mysql), redhat (linux), 2ndQuadrant (postgres), github/gitlab (git).
    - user-the-name 5y ago
      Yes. But are those the minority exceptions?

ignoramous 5y ago

The economics of FOSS and its sociology can reinforce each other, and that's where the true benefit lies. Throwing the code at the wall to see if its sticks and if it does, then expecting it pay one's bills isn't what FOSS is about, unfortunately. On economics of software, these posts make for a good reading: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2004/12/16/the-economics-of-software-redux/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2004/12/16/the-economics-of-soft... On FOSS and permissive licensing, see these: https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-way-to-sustainable https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-way-to-... http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2018/12/14/open-source-confronts-its-midlife-crisis/ http://dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2018/12/14/open-source-confronts... > Is it? Can you truly support this argument? https://kk.org/thetechnium/technology-want/ https://kk.org/thetechnium/technology-want/

user-the-name 5y ago
> The economics of FOSS and its sociology can reinforce each other, The word "can" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this sentence. Does it do that, in practice?
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- ignoramous 5y ago
  It has been done? For ex, citus-data (mysql), redhat (linux), 2ndQuadrant (postgres), github/gitlab (git).
  - user-the-name 5y ago
    Yes. But are those the minority exceptions?