Open sourcing is a mixed bag. The sad fact is that open sourcing will generally limit the number of companies that will consider buying you by some substantial amount. Could probably get the poster a cushy job at google, though...
The idea was some sort of middle road between abandoning any hope of commercial success, and doing it 100% as a classic proprietary software business. I have no idea if it's feasible for his product though.
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Open sourcing is a mixed bag. The sad fact is that open sourcing will generally limit the number of companies that will consider buying you by some substantial amount. Could probably get the poster a cushy job at google, though...
The idea was some sort of middle road between abandoning any hope of commercial success, and doing it 100% as a classic proprietary software business. I have no idea if it's feasible for his product though.