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By: 451 CAOS Theory » The golden age of open source?

451 CAOS Theory » The golden age of open source? — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:55:43 +0000

[...] is in the context of open source 4.0 that we also argued that open core vendors should consider releasing the source code for their core open source project [...]

By: 451 CAOS Theory » What SpringSource dm Server licensing tells us about control versus community

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:14:38 +0000

[...] options for the future of Open-Core licensing The rejuvenation of community-controlled open source Out of control Losing control Permalink | Technorati Links | Bookmark on del.icio.us | digg it Comments (5) [...]

By: 451 CAOS Theory » Alfresco’s new Activiti en route to Apache

451 CAOS Theory » Alfresco’s new Activiti en route to Apache — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:01:05 +0000

[...] is something that I previously argued open core vendors should be considering last year. Of course it is not a simple matter. Alfresco [...]

By: 451 CAOS Theory » Don’t fear the reaper. Why FOSS should not fear M&A by proprietary vendors

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:38:21 +0000

[...] previously discussed, Matt Asay noted last year that “vendors that have proprietary selling points elsewhere don’t [...]

By: 451 CAOS Theory » The thinking behind JetBrains’ open source strategy

451 CAOS Theory » The thinking behind JetBrains’ open source strategy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:49:58 +0000

[...] could have made use of the GPL and the vendor-controlled open core licensing model. We previously noted that the choice of Apache was significant. It indicates that the company is prepared to trade [...]

By: About Open Source Value Creation and Consumption

About Open Source Value Creation and Consumption — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:13:28 +0000

[...] Giving up control has been issue at Day Software? I think everybody agrees that open source is about community or call it eco-system. Where other vendors try to find a compromise between different licensing options, we believe in participating in a true, vendor neutral, non-profit organization and ingesting the commodity code of our commercial software into a meritocratic structure that allows our code to grow beyond the body of our commercial entity. [...]

By: 451 CAOS Theory » Losing control

451 CAOS Theory » Losing control — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:46:42 +0000

[...] control Matthew Aslett, October 21, 2009 @ 12:46 am ET There was some rapid reaction to my post arguing why open core vendors should consider opening up their core code, either under a more [...]

By: Bradley M. Kuhn

Bradley M. Kuhn — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0000

I agree with most of Aslett's points here, but I don't think this is actually a GPL vs. permissively licensed debate, but rather one regarding the type of community that gathers around a particular codebase. I've written a full blog post about the issue.

By: When to give up control of an open source core | Open Source Blog

When to give up control of an open source core | Open Source Blog — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:05:40 +0000

[...] Aslett writes an interesting follow-up to his suggestion that open core vendors give up control over the “core” of their product offering. Matt writes: …open core vendors should [...]

By: Links 16/10/2009: Asterisk Gets IBM Support, OpenOffice.org 3.2 Beta Released, Uruguay Students All to Use GNU/Linux | Boycott Novell

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:16:10 +0000

[...] Out of control We have previously discussed the theory that the GPL is a better licensing choice than a more permissive license such as the BSD license for vendors establishing commercial dominance around an open source project. [...]

By: 451 CAOS Theory » Out of control | Open Hacking

451 CAOS Theory » Out of control | Open Hacking — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:30:27 +0000

[...] more from the original source: 451 CAOS Theory » Out of control This entry was posted on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 8:47 am and is filed under Linux, News, [...]

By: At the Edge of Open Source Communities and Companies (by Sandro Groganz, Open Source Marketing Consultant)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:32:35 +0000

[...] Aslett has made his stance on a discussion that started on Twitter about Open Source vendors giving away control to their community with the goal of better monetization. I concur with Savio Rodriguez’s doubts, but I believe that it is an issue worth while to be [...]

By: With open core, the question is when to give up control « rand($thoughts);

With open core, the question is when to give up control « rand($thoughts); — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:50:59 +0000

[...] Source | Leave a Comment Matt Aslett writes an interesting follow up to his suggestion that open core vendors give up control over the “core” of their product offering. Matt writes: “…open core vendors [...]

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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:35 +0000

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