Comments on: Free and Open Source from the Roots Up http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/ A fool and his blog are soon parted. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:00:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: Lloyd http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/comment-page-1/#comment-240001 Lloyd Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:50:39 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=2096#comment-240001 Carson, your interpretation of the quoted text is different than mine, though the conclusion is the same. Open source and free culture definitely be a competitive advantage, and it definitely is for us. The most fundamental of the "institutionalized notions" that this is contrary to is you have to keep your cards to your chest; proprietary solutions with their secret sauces are essential to being able to compete. Carson, your interpretation of the quoted text is different than mine, though the conclusion is the same. Open source and free culture definitely be a competitive advantage, and it definitely is for us.

The most fundamental of the “institutionalized notions” that this is contrary to is you have to keep your cards to your chest; proprietary solutions with their secret sauces are essential to being able to compete.

]]> By: Twitter Updates for 2009-10-03 | Michael Torbert http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/comment-page-1/#comment-239954 Twitter Updates for 2009-10-03 | Michael Torbert Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:19:39 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=2096#comment-239954 [...] and Open Source from the Roots Up – Great Read! http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/ #WordPress #WP [...] [...] and Open Source from the Roots Up – Great Read! http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/ #WordPress #WP [...]

]]> By: Carson http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/comment-page-1/#comment-239951 Carson Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:40:45 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=2096#comment-239951 Oh, I don't think "competitive advantage" has reached its peak. The "people who build open source and free culture into their businesses" are doing so to gain a competitive advantage. You guys work hard on WordPress and your other products to gain a competitive advantage. Don't tell me you're not proud to be running at the head of the pack. I use open source for two reasons: it's free and it's often better than commercially available alternatives. For me it's not a religion. Oh, I don’t think “competitive advantage” has reached its peak. The “people who build open source and free culture into their businesses” are doing so to gain a competitive advantage. You guys work hard on WordPress and your other products to gain a competitive advantage. Don’t tell me you’re not proud to be running at the head of the pack. I use open source for two reasons: it’s free and it’s often better than commercially available alternatives. For me it’s not a religion.

]]> By: Lloyd http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/comment-page-1/#comment-239915 Lloyd Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:32:33 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=2096#comment-239915 Jared, that is a really good question, and one that I reflect on regularly. Matt (and me as well, but I don't have the same effect) are always pushing for more to be open sourced, though there are real costs to supporting open source well. It's tricky to get the peanut butter just right, but I agree a little thin is better than none. It's an ongoing process. WordPress, BuddyPress, the P2 theme, numerous plugins, and the projects at http://code.trac.wordpress.org/ all continue to demonstrate awesome progress. I'm also super excited that Raphael Mudge said <a href="http://blog.afterthedeadline.com/2009/09/08/after-the-deadline-acquired/" rel="nofollow">After the Deadline will be open sourced</a> as part of the announcement that he and it were joining our team. Is there one of those particularly that you would participate in if it was open source? Jared, that is a really good question, and one that I reflect on regularly. Matt (and me as well, but I don’t have the same effect) are always pushing for more to be open sourced, though there are real costs to supporting open source well. It’s tricky to get the peanut butter just right, but I agree a little thin is better than none.

It’s an ongoing process. WordPress, BuddyPress, the P2 theme, numerous plugins, and the projects at http://code.trac.wordpress.org/ all continue to demonstrate awesome progress. I’m also super excited that Raphael Mudge said
After the Deadline will be open sourced as part of the announcement that he and it were joining our team.

Is there one of those particularly that you would participate in if it was open source?

]]> By: Jared Spurbeck http://foolswisdom.com/roots-up/comment-page-1/#comment-239908 Jared Spurbeck Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:19:54 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/?p=2096#comment-239908 But Automattic maintains a number of closed-source, proprietary projects that give it a 20th-century style "competitive advantage" and prevent others from building on them: Akismet, Gravatars, and Intense Debate, for instance. Why is that? But Automattic maintains a number of closed-source, proprietary projects that give it a 20th-century style “competitive advantage” and prevent others from building on them: Akismet, Gravatars, and Intense Debate, for instance. Why is that?

]]>