Category: 1. Software Industry
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If Open Data is Like Open Source (20 Years Ago) 4/5: Creating and Leading Open Data
In five posts, I want to speculate about the next twenty years of open data based on the past twenty years of open source. The idea is to transfer what we learned from open source in one way or another to open data. This is part 4 on creating and leading open data projects. Open…
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If Open Data is Like Open Source (20 Years Ago) 3/5: Contributing to Open Data
In five posts, I want to speculate about the next twenty years of open data based on the past twenty years of open source. The idea is to transfer what we learned from open source in one way or another to open data. This is part 3 on contributing to open data projects. Contributing to…
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If Open Data is Like Open Source (20 Years Ago) 2/5: Using Open Data
In five posts, I want to speculate about the next twenty years of open data based on the past twenty years of open source. The idea is to transfer what we learned from open source in one way or another to open data. This is part 2 on using open data. Reciprocal licenses and FUD…
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If Open Data is Like Open Source (20 Years Ago) 1/5: Definition
In five posts, I want to speculate about the next twenty years of open data based on the past twenty years of open source. The idea is to transfer what we learned from open source in one way or another to open data. This is part 1 on the definition of open data. Please note…
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What’s So Bad About the Open Core Model?
It is common to see members of the open source community at large bash companies that use an open core model to make money. I have always found that curious, because the open source community is not against making money, but many are against making money using this particular approach. Just why? In the open…
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Open source is not free (nor is free software)
Later this week I’ll be on a panel at the Automotive Computing Conference in Frankfurt. The organizers sent the questions in advance, and sure enough, they were asking how open source could provide viable software components if it is free (of cost). This perhaps is the most common commercial misconception about open source. Open source…