The Metamorphosis of Open Source: An Industry in Transition

Twenty years ago, declaring your project “open source” was a statement of principle, philosophy, and community. Today, it’s more likely to be a business decision, a marketing strategy, or a talent acquisition tool. This shift is not a failure of open source; it’s a sign of its success.

The numbers don’t lie: GitHub’s 2024 Octoverse report found that developers made nearly 1 billion contributions to open source and public repositories this year, more devs than ever are consuming open source packages, and the number of first-time…