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The Scale-Out Blog: Building the Open Source Hackers Cooperative
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The sustainability of open source for the long term [LWN.net]
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| | The problem of 'sustainability' for open-source software is a common topic of conversation in [...]
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Creating a Third Wave of Free/Open Source Software
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| | [AI summary] The post reflects on the history and future of the free and open source software movement, outlining its three waves from 1985 to 2016 and proposing solutions for issues like sustainability, compensation, and diversity.
| | ayende.com
Ayende @ Rahien
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| | [AI summary] The text discusses various business models for open-source software (OSS), including support, open core, N versions back, and dual licensing with viral licenses. It highlights the challenges of monetizing OSS projects, such as the need to balance free access with revenue generation. The author shares their experience with OSS projects and outlines different strategies like labor of love, donations, sponsorships, and consulting. Additionally, the text mentions specific examples like Red Hat, GitLab, and MySQL, and touches on the limitations of traditional licensing models in the face of new deployment models like SaaS.
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zeborah | Dec. 22nd, 2018
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