(If you like this essay, you may be interested in my follow-up, “Save Open Source, Save the World”)
Why Open Source Failed. (If you like this essay, you may be… | by Joh…
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Why open source: 25 reasons to embrace it | Ben Balter
Open source isn't a fad. Here are twenty-five economic, moral, and personal reasons your organization should embrace it.
Save Open Source, Save the World. Following up on “Why Open Source… |…
archived 17 May 2023 07:18:18 UTC
Open Source is Not Enough
by James Halliday // The open source movement has fundamentally changed how software gets written. But in the process, corporations have been given a vast gift of free labor.
The Missing Middle of Open Source
Why serious, maintainer-driven projects struggle to sustain themselves—and what it will take to fix it.
Why your Open Source Project might lack (my?) contribution (1)
"In this article I describe some things to consider when maintaining
Sustainable Open Source: The Maintainers Perspective or: How I Learned to Stop Caring and Love Open Source
I hate the term “open source”
It doesn’t accurately reflect how people are building today anymore.
Coraline Ada Ehmke: The Rising Ethical Storm in Open Source
In the twenty years since the term “open source” was coined by Christine Peterson, our community has grown astronomically, all the while learning from its successes and failures. A lot has changed for open source developers in the past two decades. But the political and technological landscape has also changed.
The Rules of Open Source No Longer Apply | Built In
When free software first gained traction, the world looked very different.
Open Source Has Not Failed. Don't Cover Up Corporate Abuse of Open Source
Open source's free licensing does not drive inequality. Corporate's lack of support for open source does drive inequality.
Open Source Saturation
In Supporting Open Source Software I discussed the critical need for better support for contributors to open source projects. Now, Quo Vadi...
Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...
