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> I struggle to think of others, but I'm sure they exist. Do you also struggle to think of businesses who are not OSS but successful? I think the list of non-o
by brabel 3y ago
> I struggle to think of others, but I'm sure they exist.
Do you also struggle to think of businesses who are not OSS but successful? I think the list of non-opensource companies that became big is much, much larger - to the point I think it's fair to say successful OSS companies (from the perspective of making money, at least) are the extreme exception.
- imiric 3y agoThat goes without saying. Building a successful company is hard enough. Doing it based on an open source product is even harder. But companies that do this right generate far more good will from their users than companies building strictly closed source products. This is a good thing for users, customers, the company and its shareholders. But for this to work, it's important that the founders believe in open source as something more than just a business strategy.