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When Should You Open Source?

By Kim Polese - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Polese believes that entrepreneurs should open source their proprietary software only if the open source supports and enables their core business.

Course Index

  1. Setting Up Infrastructure
  2. Birth of Java
  3. Solving a Real Problem
  4. Popularity of Open Source
  5. Importance of the Community and Data and Process Automation in Businesses
  6. Software as a Service
  7. Value of the Long Tail
  8. Lessons Learned
  9. Ethics in Business
  10. When Should You Open Source?