DZone | It's Time for the Open-Source Community to Get Real

The open-source community needs to reassess its approach to developing successful open-source software, as it requires continued investment to sustain itself. The community relies on subsidies from individuals' free time or other successful businesses to drive growth. Building a business in the open-source infrastructure space has become increasingly challenging due to cloud providers dominating the market. To adapt, companies are exploring alternative models, such as open core, where they create both open-source and proprietary projects around their core software.