A reflection on the state of open source in 2023 - Явор Папазов

Open source has its origin rooted deeply in communities of like-minded idealists, racing against the commercial alternatives to remain viable. Fast-forward 40 years, and the situation couldn't be more different: Nowadays, open source consists either of corporate-approved projects that mostly serve some vague strategic purpose, and will be eagerly abandoned after the quarterly budget review, or of overworked enthusiasts whose work is largely ignored, or even worse - taken for granted (just ask the author of CoreJS about his experience).
It feels like open source has become a shallow reflection of its own ideals. It's hard not to ask 'What happened?' that led us so astray? And what exactly does the future of open source hold?
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