It can seem that there’s a natural contention between an open-source core and the proprietary product that is built on top of it. If this is the case, there’s also a force where the premium product causes people to resist the adoption of the open-source product.

This article will frame the idea in a new way and will support two counter-intuitive points: My personal beli ef goes one step further but would be an argument that would be difficult to prove. Most premium products that are built on top of an open core technology would be unable to build a business around the product without its open-source core and mainstream adoption.

He co-founded the Firehose Project, an experiential education program, which was acquired in September of 2018.

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