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Open source projects should adopt the commercial software playbook to compete for attention, and that professionalization is unequivocally good for open source.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson said, then moved away from

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What David Heinemeier Hansson actually said

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    David Heinemeier Hansson 13 Dec 2021

    I used to think that this was unequivocally a win for open source. That to fight for attention with the commercial alternatives, we had to adopt the commercial playbook. Now I think it’s at the very least a mixed blessing.

    I won't let you pay me for my open sourceworld.hey.com

First recorded here 13 Dec 2021 · How quotes work

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