3 ms·
Well done and thank you! I've been impressed by your work for a long time. I understand why you picked this business model, but I've wondered a bit how you'll m
by gunn 13y ago
Well done and thank you! I've been impressed by your work for a long time. I understand why you picked this business model, but I've wondered a bit how you'll manage potential conflicts of interest between the open source and enterprise versions. You seem to be doing well.
- FooBarWidget 13y agoThe beauty of open source is that people don't have to put up with potential conflicts of interests. If they don't like it, they can fork our codebase. We knew this from the beginning and we went with this business model anyway, because not only are we strong supporters of open source, but also because we're confident that we can deliver the best product. Having said that, our Enterprise business model has only benefited the open source version so far. Development of Phusion Passenger is much faster nowadays than it has ever been. Back in the days when we were primarily a consultancy firm, our means of income drained away energy and focus from development.