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> I've been harping for years to anyone who would listen, Open Source is not a business model [0]. It's not a business model that usually works, but when it do
by danwee 4y ago
> I've been harping for years to anyone who would listen, Open Source is not a business model [0].
It's not a business model that usually works, but when it does, it's beautiful: you get to work on what you want, on your own terms and building something truly useful. You become a (tech) god, and you being paid for it. Respect and money. Isn't that what many of us dream about? That's the reason many people try to build something "cool" and publish it on GitHub... to see if they win the lottery. I have definitely tried, but perhaps I know beforehand that I have a 99.999% chance of failing.
- ushakov 4y ago> I have definitely tried, but perhaps I know beforehand that I have a 99.999% chance of failing. You can greatly increase your chances if you also learn the business aspects of open-source, not just publishing code on GitHub I learned the hard way, but you don't have to. Basic economics understanding goes a long way, along with business-oriented thinking and asking right questions at the beginning, eg. what extras can we offer that would save a lot of time/ generate more revenue. Once you can answer that, you're set to success