Does widespread adoption and commercialization of open source software create new challenges or pressures for open source projects?
Rosenberg: Open source “projects” have a much greater possibility of turning into “products” now that enterprises have accepted open source as part of the core infrastructure, and because venture capital firms have been actively funding open source companies. These do add pressure but also create more opportunity. And since there are now several successful open source business models to look toward, commercialization is becoming much easier. IW: What are the next steps needed for open source as a software production methodology to reach the next level?
