The open source advantage: Faster bugs, better builds, wider buy-in
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Summary
Software companies need to carefully consider whether opening their technology will help their business thrive, according to ARMO CEO and Kubescape creator Shauli Rozen, because it’s a largely one-way street and carries risks.
Going open source requires understanding your user base, because the decision goes beyond a licence and into users’ beliefs and motivations.
openness signals transparency and accountability, giving teams the chance to inspect and contribute to code, thereby accelerating continuous improvements and making DevOps more likely to trust a solution.
However, going open source means losing control over how people use the product and the associated trademarks.
Rozen said this means there is a chance people will take the hard work and use it to build a commercial product to make money, adding that it is vital to have a clear monetisation model.