Why open source communities do(n’t) work (anymore)
summary
Explains why free software moves from hobbyist magic to foundation-run professional projects and how money introduces political conflicts that break governance; recounts a concrete early case of built a router in 2001 using free code, docs and forums, points to cloud outages that still don’t spark mass migration to federated alternatives, lists real failure modes—forks, contributor churn, sponsor loss—and offers mentoring and knowledge transfer as practical fixes.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06Personal journey into open source
- 3:56Defining open source projects
- 5:20Public perception of open source
- 7:29Open source as business as usual
- 9:15Politics in open source projects
- 11:02Risks for open source projects
- 13:08Sustainability and common good
- 14:10Conclusion and human factor
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