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We take these open-source truths to be self-evident

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
The Open Road; By Matt Asay 		Mail this story
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The logic of open source is increasingly clear to a growing number of businesses. Ironically, however, that logic generally dovetails with a recognition of how to marry open source with a proprietary revenue driver. Once you figure out the scarce good for which customers will pay, open sourcing everything else becomes a no-brainer.

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zigzag ·
What makes this article interesting isn't the article itself, which is the usual confused argument that "we need to be proprietary to give open source value" guff, but Michael Tiemann's responses in the comments, which are themselves worthy of comment, as they tell the story that an "open source" company works because it is open source, not because it calls itself open source.
tuxchick ·
Great summary, zigzag, you nailed it.
zigzag ·
Actually, Alex Hudson nails it here. Discovered this since my previous comment.

http://www.alexhudson.com/blog/2009/10/15/asay-and-tiemann-m...

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