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贝贝60秒:你知道开源的力量吗

曲政 / 2019-04-21


2019-04-21 星期日
今天是贝贝报告给你的第 52 天

大家把项目放到 Github 上,是相信开源的力量。那是我原来意想不到的力量。

开源的话能享受累积效应。我们的项目可以建立在前人的肩膀上,也等待别人来踩着我们的肩膀。这样可以尽量避免走入那种发明、失传、再发明的怪圈。

开源的话能享受外部效应。陌生人可能会找到我们的项目,参与进来,帮助我们做得更好。如果闭门造车,就不用指望这种惊喜了。

开源的话能享受承诺效应。我们声明了要做这个项目,要达成那个目标。为了对世界产生真正的影响力,我们必须遵守规范,回答质问。如果只是作为个人练习,就不用考虑那么多了。

蚂蚁想要战胜大象,除了要有洋枪洋炮,还要有更适合时代的生产关系。开源是个好办法,我相信。

Do you know the advantages of open sourcing?

Once open source, it benefits from accumulation effects. We are building on the shoulder of giants and are ready to support others’ legs. There might be less inventing, losing, and reinventing circles.

Once open source, it benefits from outsiders effects. There might be strangers finding us, joining us, and helping us to do a better job. You never get any surprises if you keep working silently.

Once open source, it benefits from promising effects. We are announcing that we are doing this, aiming at that. To make a real difference to this world, we ask ourselves to obey disciplines and answer questions, which we don't need to care if it is only a personal exercise.