- Published on March 17, 2023
- In Global Tech
Big Techs Flip-Flop on Open Source
Over the years, the tech giants have realised the potential of open source and built on it but not all of them have contributed enough in return.
- By Tasmia Ansari
Open source is a no-man's land. Since its release in the 1990s, the concept has a rich history among the big tech. Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple have been an active part of the collaborative community. Over the years, they have contributed as well as gained a ton.
The leading contributor in the field is Google and has a different approach than its competitors. In December 2022, the Pichai-led firm announced a total of 1,054 contributors.
Back in its early days, around 1998, Google was using open source just like any other budding company. While Google abided by licences, they struggled to give back much due to several reasons. Marc Merlin, who worked as an engineer at Google for over two decades said, “Some of it was just run fast and make sure that we have money
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Tasmia Ansari
Tasmia is a tech journalist at AIM, looking to bring a fresh perspective to emerging technologies and trends in data science, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
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