Ask HN: Do you contribute to open source? Why? Why not?
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So if I understand correctly, the argument is that it drives down costs as opposed to proprietary alternatives. But how does this lead to monopolies? Is it something like was suggested below by tsukurimashou, that companies takeover foss software so that it is essentially theirs? But I don't see how that is functional ly different from them just developing that software themselves (apart from higher costs for them).…
It is a zero resistance environment. It gives the opportunity of the small to grow without any costs, but it also doesn't limit how big the big ones can get.
Re: Ask HN: Do you contribute to open source? Why? Why not?
#65But even if it wasn't part of my job, I'd want to be part of it. It's the best model for software development. (Lots of brains contributing.)