Theodore Ts’o • 4/26/2008

Organic vs. Non-Organic Open Source, Revisited

This article revisits the debate between 'organic' and 'non-organic' (or 'synthetic') open source models. It argues the distinction is crucial, using the success of the Apache web server as a case study of organic, community-driven development versus corporate-sponsored projects. The discussion involves perspectives from Mozilla, MySQL, and industry analysts on the economic and collaborative implications of these models.

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