Benefits of the Community for Partners of Open Source Vendors
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Sandro Groganz has published an article on the benefits of the community for partners of open source vendors: "Open source vendors can benefit from business ecosystems that form around their products. Partners of such vendors can utilize this ecosystem for their own business benefit by understanding the structure of the ecosystem, the key actors and their relationships, and the main levers of profitability. This article provides information on all of these aspects and identifies common business scenarios for partners of open source vendors."