What happened to open source
Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform Engineering
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Evolution and Impact of Open Source Projects in Infrastructure
This chapter delves into the journey of a former SALT core team member, reflecting on their experiences working with SALT, being acquired by VMware, and eventually let go by Broadcom. It discusses the comparison of Salt with other configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, and Puppet, highlighting Salt's speed and scalability. The conversation also explores the evolution of open-source configuration management tools, the impact of corporate acquisitions on open source projects, the complexities of changing project licenses, and the significance of open governance in maintaining the open-source nature of projects.
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