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pubDate: 2023-11-11
title: Open Source Software
tags:
  - technology
  - software
abstract: My thoughts on open source software (OSS), in particular, the theoretical benefits of OSS, the practical shortcomings of OSS, and how to make a profitable company that writes (a nonnegligible amount of) OSS.
table_of_contents: true
---

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- [The Cathedral and the Bazaar](https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-cathedral-or-the-bizarre)

## Theoretical Benefits of OSS

TODO

## Practical Shortcomings of OSS

TODO

## How to make an Company around writing OSS

TODO