Identifying Successful Open Source Projects

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Jun 30, 2024

Discussing the characteristics of successful open source projects and the challenges of commercial success. From widely used projects like Linux and Kubernetes to complex data services like MongoDB and Kafka. Highlighting the importance of community participation, critical security, and management/observability engines in open source development.

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Open Source Enabled Modern Infrastructure

Open source massively lowered the cost of software and enabled wide collaboration across companies and geographies.
The internet and modern infrastructure likely wouldn't exist at today's scale without open source projects like Linux.

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Sustainability Requires Economic Thinking

Measuring open source solely by profits misses that technology still costs money and needs sustainability.
Understanding which projects can support ongoing investment matters for long-term health and adoption.

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Wide Infrastructure Attracts Shared Investment

Wide-usage infrastructure projects attract diverse contributors and horizontal use across industries.
That diversity enables multiple monetization approaches and shared investment by many companies.

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