我在《企业实践开源的动机》和《开源世界当中到底存不存在“白嫖”?》两篇文章中对这种商业模式已经有详细的介绍和议论。鉴于最近企业服务领域的创业公司以源代码可读为卖点,并大肆渲染“开源 vs. 云厂商”的对抗氛围,我从其中希望和 OSI 定义的开源区分开来的观点出发,尝试为这种模式做一个定义和说明。| 夜天之书
开源软件不是凭空出现的,开发开源软件是一项艰苦卓绝的工作。每个开源软件的背后少则有原作者一人的投入,多则协同了成千上万人组成的开源社群的共同努力。然而,开源软件的源代码总是免费可得,并且开源软件协议总是不限制用户的使用形式。 基于开源软件完成工作乃至搭建业务盈利的用户,并不总是参与软件开发的人,这种形似经济学中“搭便车”的行为,在...| 夜天之书
随着开源软件全面占据软件供应链的各个阶段,商业公司开发基础软件或业务逻辑的时候,已经避不开对软件的使用了。经过一段时间对开源软件的使用,以及开源吞噬软件的趋势影响,研发能力突出的公司或团队,也会加入到开发开源软件的行列中来。 商业模型当中开源软件位置的不同,体现出企业实践开源动机的不同,并且会很大程度影响企业实践开源的行为。本文将...| 夜天之书
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