Mike Olson on Nostr: #[0] #[1] In the 1990s, open source software faced the same sort of skepticism. ...
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In the 1990s, open source software faced the same sort of skepticism. Projects were staffed by volunteers, and there was little direct commercial funding (Red Hat's early revenue came from selling CDs and t-shirts). Industry analysts ignored OSS. Big companies actively tried to undermine it (VMware and Microsoft, for example).
Eventually, open source transformed how code gets developed and services get built across the entire industry.
O'Reilly saw that early, too.
In the 1990s, open source software faced the same sort of skepticism. Projects were staffed by volunteers, and there was little direct commercial funding (Red Hat's early revenue came from selling CDs and t-shirts). Industry analysts ignored OSS. Big companies actively tried to undermine it (VMware and Microsoft, for example).
Eventually, open source transformed how code gets developed and services get built across the entire industry.
O'Reilly saw that early, too.