http://sebastien-arbogast.com/2009/03/25/why-the-h-would-i-open-source-my-project/ Solving Software Problems since 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:32:01 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://sebastien-arbogast.com/2009/03/25/why-the-h-would-i-open-source-my-project/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Karim Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0000 http://sebastien-arbogast.com/?p=169#comment-851 Sébastien ,, GREAT points to answer the question ,, Many people and some developers in my country (Egypt) wasn't understand WHY? too ,, so Sébastien please check your PM .. waiting for your replay :) Sébastien ,, GREAT points to answer the question ,, Many people and some developers in my country (Egypt) wasn’t understand WHY? too ,,
so Sébastien please check your PM ..
waiting for your replay :)

]]> http://sebastien-arbogast.com/2009/03/25/why-the-h-would-i-open-source-my-project/comment-page-1/#comment-845 Antoine Marcel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:37:00 +0000 http://sebastien-arbogast.com/?p=169#comment-845 Same way that you can impose a license on your software and expect others to honour it, make sure you know what type of open source software YOU are using in your project, and what the licensing obligations are. Pay attention to the licensing requirements, or better still use a tool (Protecode a simple solution, but there are others) to take care of it for you. Same way that you can impose a license on your software and expect others to honour it, make sure you know what type of open source software YOU are using in your project, and what the licensing obligations are. Pay attention to the licensing requirements, or better still use a tool (Protecode a simple solution, but there are others) to take care of it for you.

]]> http://sebastien-arbogast.com/2009/03/25/why-the-h-would-i-open-source-my-project/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Vaudtje Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:09:00 +0000 http://sebastien-arbogast.com/?p=169#comment-843 I also like the idea of 'pay it forward'. Open sourcing your own product is a way to pay for the open source stuff that you already use. Without directly contributing to those products, the community benefits. I also like the idea of ‘pay it forward’.
Open sourcing your own product is a way to pay for the open source stuff that you already use. Without directly contributing to those products, the community benefits.

]]> http://sebastien-arbogast.com/2009/03/25/why-the-h-would-i-open-source-my-project/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Lance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:58:00 +0000 http://sebastien-arbogast.com/?p=169#comment-841 I think your last point is the most important one. If you have a good piece of proprietary software, it's only a matter of time before somebody else creates an open source alternative. The question you have to ask yourself is: Am I happy to compete with an open source rival, or do I want all of those talented developers contributing their time and ideas to my software rather than a competing product? I think your last point is the most important one. If you have a good piece of proprietary software, it’s only a matter of time before somebody else creates an open source alternative. The question you have to ask yourself is: Am I happy to compete with an open source rival, or do I want all of those talented developers contributing their time and ideas to my software rather than a competing product?

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