Facebook To Open Source Facebook Platform?
Word on the street is that Facebook will open-source it's platform.
Dave Rosenberg Co-founder, MuleSource
Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to startup IPOs to open-source and cloud software companies. He is CEO and founder of Nodeable, co-founder of MuleSoft, and managing director for Hardy Way. He is an adviser to DataStax, IT Database, and Puppet Labs.
TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook will open source it's Facebook Platform (no official word yet on if this is true or what license it will be available under.)
While some see this as a response to OpenSocial and other data movement issues, I see this as a direct attempt at market domination. Facebook already has the dominant site, by open-sourcing the platform it gets ubiquity without hurting monetization.
This move would also take some of the pressure of scaling the architecture and dealing with APIs that may/may not affect the service. It seems like a win/win for users and developers. Time will tell...
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