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Open source pioneer Perens says it's time to contemplate a post-open world

Open Source may have won, but it has also failed, says Open Source Initiative founder

That’s billions of dollars in business.” Meanwhile, companies that wanted to follow the rules of open source were spending millions on compliance. He described his proposition as “Post-Open” and said it was a way to compensate individuals and small entities doing open source work. “If we do this, we can operate support as one entity for all Post-Open developers, and provide the user with one throat to choke.”

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