Doug Cutting

Founder of Lucene, Nutch, Hadoop & Avro.

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@_hossman That would probably be a big improvement, but I'm retired now and don't need to keep up-to-date on tech, the primary reason I stayed on Twitter as long as I did.

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Goodbye, Twitter. I'm quitting. I love reading my friends' tweets, but I don't have the self-control to not waste hours every day also reading junk.

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"the biggest impact open source has had on industry is from the free (as in beer) effect" https://t.co/eqQVHCRoGi

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@bernhardsson Suggesting a whole alphabet of value awaits!

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"Monetizing open source" is now a phrase that strikes fear in me.

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"If we normalize baiting developers with an open source license to gain traction and switching to a non-open source license to monopolize the returns on that traction, then the logical next step for investors will be skipping that first step entirely." https://t.co/egvwgFi3v8

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I think this oft-repeated flee from open source is almost inevitable for companies who build a business around a single (initially) open-source project.

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The state doesn't fund Napa's parks, so it's up to us! 4/4

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Want to go on a mountain bike ride with me in Napa County, with lunch afterwards? Want to support parks in Napa County? Want to bring up to 7 friends? 1/4 https://t.co/SVRAjIiT6T

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Or maybe you just want to buy some wine? 3/4 https://t.co/OeO6RzCgrh

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@patrickangeles @mjasay That's why it's a mistake to try to build a business around a single open source project. Open source is for sharing, not competing.

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@patrickangeles @mjasay A vendor's business model should be designed to protect it from cloud providers from the start. As I've said many times, if you can't stomach someone else profiting from your software, don't make it open source.

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@mikeolson I usually watch somewhat bad movies when I'm alone, saving the good ones for when I'm with someone so we can talk about it after. Recent solo watches were Steelyard Blues and Heat.

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@mikeolson @nytimes

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@lalleal I apologize if I came on strong. I'm tired of the story, "we're an open-source company" followed a few years later by "our competitors are using our OSS against us so we're changing to non-OSS". It's pilot error to start with such an obviously vulnerable model, not passenger.

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@lalleal Users reasonably assumed that the service was sustainably supported through some means. They shouldn't have to know how. Must folks be sanguine when EpiPen prices go up tenfold? Maybe there's a good reason, but it's an unpleasant user experience.

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@lalleal Lots try the same "experiment": free until market share is gained, then add fees. Fine. Maybe it works. But that it is annoying to customers doesn't mean they are entitled. More time could be spent earlier devising long-term fee structures rather than later accusing entitlement.