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Ask Slashdot: What Defines Success In an Open Source Project?

Posted by Soulskill on from the having-people-care-enough-to-complain-endlessly dept.

rbowen writes "Nine years ago, Slashdot readers discussed what makes an Open Source project successful. The answers were varied, of course. An academic paper summarized the results, agreeing (albeit with more precision) that motivations for Open Source projects are varied. Has anything changed since then? In the era of mobile apps, social media, and Google Ad revenue, have the definitions of Open Source project success changed at all? Have your reasons changed for being involved in Open Source?"

3 of 88 comments (clear)

  1. Score by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your project is a success when a corporation embeds it in their product and violates the GPL.

  2. I can think of one measure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If RMS takes credit for the project and insists that everyone put "GNU/" in front of the name.

  3. What is best in life? by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe RMS said it best when he declared the following metrics required for FOSS project success:

    1) To crush your enemies
    2) To see them driven before you
    3) To hear the lamentation of their women

    For a good example of this, check out how Android has dominated Window Phone 7 and how their womenfolk continually spam Slashdot with first posts about their crushed dreams.

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