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Interesting idea, but saying open source has this inherent limitation is overreaching a bit. A much more reasonable claim would be that open source "can't do" s
by harpastum 18y ago
Interesting idea, but saying open source has this inherent limitation is overreaching a bit. A much more reasonable claim would be that open source "can't do" service-based applications (Which I'm still not sure I agree with).
"what open source software exists that solves a big problem in a large market?"
Linux, Apache, mySQL, etc.
- jmtulloss 18y agoIt is an inherent limitation. Time is a cost that can be donated because there is some non-material payoff to the person that's donating the time. There's very little non-material payoff for donating servers, bandwidth, etc. I actually like this. It's the most obvious way to capitalize on open source.
- Herring 18y agoI can't help but wonder if it's worth it. The two main problems I see are 1) Something necessitating the AGPL & 2) Apps that don't need to be online (eg rescuetime) & the privacy concerns associated with them (eg bush & his telecoms).