Session: The Best Business Model for Your Open-source Project
The main characteristic of any open-source project is that it is free. At the same time, we often hear about successful companies that build open-source products, like RedHut, NGINX, MariaDB, or GitHub. It sounds like a paradox. Where could they get so much money if their software is available for everyone? The key is in the right business model selected by each company.
Let’s look through the main options that small and big open-source companies use to do business, grow a team, and support a community.
- Why are there so many business models?
- What are the strong and weak sides of each strategy?
- How to choose the best for your project?
To start a business based on an open-source project doesn’t mean killing an open-source part of it but making it stronger, more stable, and have resources to support your community for a long time.
