Open Source Myths and Half-Truths: Part 1

Written by ryandawsonuk | Published 2020/08/12
Tech Story Tags: softare-engineering | open-source | entrepreneurship | business | startups | open-source-myths | open-source-half-truths | hackernoon-top-story

TLDR The open source software industry is a dramatically different place than in 2001. The industry has splintered into many different battles. Open source is a strong commercial strategy as well as an ideology. The mix of how much functionality is open and how much is a paid-on can vary a lot across tools. The open core model can lead to confusion for users about whether and when their use case might lead into a paying customer relationship. There is a commitment to the open source culture that is a vibrant open culture that has benefitted many organisations.via the TL;DR App

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Written by ryandawsonuk | Principal Data Consultant at ThoughtWorks. Hackernoon Contributor of the Year - Engineering.
Published by HackerNoon on 2020/08/12