4.4. Case Studies
- In "The Magic Cauldron", ESR presents some case studies for real cases where releasing the source code under an open-source license was a rational decision, economically.
- Here, I'll present some of them to give a taste of why "open source makes sense" sometimes.
- 4.4.1. Apache : Cost Sharing
- 4.4.2. Zope : Give Away a Recipe, Open a Restaurant
- 4.4.3. Doom : Becoming Open-Source at the Right Time