The Dark Side of Open Source

Makesites Insider by Makesites Insider

Jan 9, 201600:07:04Technology

The road is long, with many a winding turn, as the song goes. And the experience of open source development holds more than a few painful surprises: Failure, betrayal, discredit, shaming, envy... Time to reflect.

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