Growing Up The Hard Way
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Open Source had a great childhood. For two decades it got to be a kid. It ran around barefoot, gave everything away, trusted strangers, and never once thought about who was watching. It ran the kind of lemonade stand that took IOUs from anyone who wandered up — take what you need, pay me back whenever, no need to leave a name. It was idyllic. It was also, in retrospect, a little feral. Then,
1Key Takeaways
- It ran around barefoot, gave everything away, trusted strangers, and never once thought about who was watching.
- It ran the kind of lemonade stand that took IOUs from anyone who wandered up — take what you need, pay me back whenever, no need to leave a name.
- It was also, in retrospect, a little feral.
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3Why it matters
Open-source releases can democratize capabilities and pressure proprietary pricing. The Hacker News reports that it ran around barefoot, gave everything away, trusted strangers, and never once thought about who was watching.
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