Open source is also a business model

Open source is also a business model

Open source is a trend and a business model. We also think that free is a trend and a business model. We don't mean we don't want to charge fees, instead, we hope that, while increasing the user's income and value, we can form a win-win outcome ", A Web application software development company in Beijing has said this on its official website. The company developed an online store system named ecshop to sell open source and free of charge, attracting a large number of users in a short time.

Open source is not a very noble thing

Do not think about how noble software open source code is, because open source is also a business model, and it will not take long for the revolution to take, the code can be written only with material support such as Xiaomi and rifle.

"We believe that charges should be based on peripheral services rather than products, so we had a full discussion with a wide range of industry colleagues before that, he also has some research into whether he can implement this idea. "Mr. Wang ZhenZhou of the company told reporters," We do our best to make the products ready, attract users, and serve users well, I believe that users are willing to hand over products-related peripheral services to us. "Open Source has obvious pressure on the software development team: high code quality requirements and a longer development cycle, "If it is not open-source, the release cycle of the new version can be shortened at least a lot ". "The principle is very simple. If the code quality is not high, it will make the peers and users joke," said Ding jianting, leader of Yike CRM development team.

Web-based software runs on the Internet. It is difficult for users to control whether non-open-source software has data "hidden box" flow. The open-source software can reassure users that the code is where, the running status, the called functions, and the feedback information are transparent to users, in particular, in the field of currency payment, online stores, and customer resource management software, open source software is no longer a question of developers' willingness to open source software.

Open source is not the best selling point

We also quoted Oracle CEO Larry Ellison as saying: "The success of open-source software is neither open nor free, but because it is indeed excellent ", "Apache Web server is currently the most successful open-source product, not because it is free or open-source, but because it is secure, reliable, and fast."

Previously, the author once said that if open-source software is purely open-source as a selling point, it may not necessarily have a market. to succeed, it must be highly functional and indeed excellent. For software of the same level, open-source software is certainly better than non-open-source software. If it is more powerful, it will certainly succeed. Therefore, whether it is open source or not, the key to success is not whether it is open source, but the internal strength of the software.

When the quality of software is inferior to that of similar software, or even more efficient, open source becomes a selling point. On this basis, it is qualified to talk about the profit model.

The information highway requires a fast speed. No airbags are available for a car that does not cost money. It seems that there is no brakes. Do you dare to drive the car to the garage? However, if the car is really powerful and well-equipped, you don't have to pick it up. You must be sure all the cars are running on the road.

Look at the profit model of open-source software

Not to mention profit, the survival of a considerable number of open-source software has become a problem. From the day when software is determined to be open-source, survival is the first problem facing software developers.

Embedded advertisement? Become media? Without a considerable user base, I'm afraid this road will not work. Using open source as a promotion means is not a magic weapon. However, if you already have a large user base, this road is quite good and the days will be quite comfortable.

Sell services. A considerable number of open-source software value this model. Software as a service has been recognized by many people in the industry. However, we should also know that the provision of services is not as simple as shouting slogans. The cost of this model is quite high and may even become a huge burden. In the face of professional users, Technical Services are clear, simple, and fast. When you meet non-professional users, you will find that you need to go back to normal colleges to build a new one. A large customer service department occupies more than half of the Development Office area, and has a small sales revenue. After paying the customer service staff, there is little left.

Open up the ecological chain to achieve win-win cooperation. For example, open-source software for online applications needs to run on servers. IDC vendors welcome software developers to cooperate with them. Both parties are easy to complement each other in terms of promotion and service. Mr. Chen from Shanghai Sibu Ge Network Technology Co., Ltd. said that some open source software developers had contacted them, which made Mr. Chen very happy because IDC vendors are also looking for value-added business points, as long as the cooperation conditions are not too harsh, an agreement can be reached quickly.

 

Since open-source is also a business model, open-source software developers should not hide their faces and collect money openly. Open-source software is not equal to free.