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There are a lot of misconceptions about what open means, when it is the right <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/strategy" target="_blank">strategy</a> to apply, and the fundamental tradeoffs that go along with it. It’s very easy to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult" target="_blank">cargo-cult</a> the notion of open — using it in an imprecise or half-baked way that can obscure the real dynamics of an ecosystem, or even lead you in the wrong strategic direction. Here are a few important things to know about openness in the context of ecosystems.