I don’t get why big companys are afraid of open source software.

I know that monetizing open source is hard but in exchange they would have 8 billion programmers ready, for free!

Even if they do like redhat , as controversial as it is right now, they would be better off than just closing the source.

I would be willing to pay to have the license to modify my own software even if I couldn’t redistribute it afterwards.

  • Zushii@feddit.de
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    2 years ago

    I work in open source one of my products is. The benefit of open source is apparent when we talk about core technology and standardization. It’s not very helpful when it comes to specific implementations or customization.

    Open Source requires sponsors, sponsors need to build on something to create capital to pay the developers behind the open source. I.e. Blender is open source, because people use it to make 3d models that they sell or get paid to build. So companies that use these models to make products like games and movies, pay Blender so that they can continue making it better and give them support. Also individuals and companies can add stuff to it. But really that’s neglect able. Open source is a promise.

    • Square Singer@feddit.de
      6·
      2 years ago

      In other words, Open Source is good for stuff you wouldn’t be able to sell anyway. Nobody pays more for the OS that’s running on their fridge. And hardly anyone cares about the software that’s running on anything beside maybe their PC or their phone.

      So for all of these things, Open Source is great.

      But the actual product that they are trying to sell, that’s not an open-source matter, otherwise you’ll have cloners in no time.