Sure. If there's a market that has only closed-source incumbents, providing an open- or fair-source alternative, i.e. changing the distribution model, can be an

Sure. If there's a market that has only closed-source incumbents, providing an open- or fair-source alternative, i.e. changing the distribution model, can be an innovation unto itself. I wrote about the relationship here if you want to read more about what I mean: https://keygen.sh/blog/licensing-is-packaging/ https://keygen.sh/blog/licensing-is-packaging/