The benefits of open source and community – the view from the trenches
Open source is not a business model; it’s a tool.
If you are a software company providing a specific set of features, then you don’t want to open source your code, says Sommerseth. But if your company can provide services around what you open source (e.g., integrations, enterprise features) that you can monetize, then an open source approach may work for your company.
