Our Way is Open Source
At WSO2, we provide free open source software – which can be used and improved by anyone – together with valuable business services that help customers save time at a reasonable cost.
We believe open source to be the future of the industry, where permissive open source licenses provide the greatest alignment between the interests of creators and users of software.
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WSO2 Open Source Virtual Con
This series of seven videos, available to watch at your convenience, serves as a beacon for the open source community, offering insights, sharing our strategic direction, and discussing the future of open source software through the lens of WSO2's expertise.
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We feel open source matters more than ever today. Companies are looking for software independence from vendor lock-in, geopolitical forces, and data sovereignty laws, and open source can solve all of these issues."
Jonathan Marsh
Vice President Strategy,
WSO2
Business Value of Open Source
Today it’s not just about long-term financial savings for your organization. Open Source empowers the CxO in giving back control over budgets and of the overall architecture.
The 4 main principles we value that inherently benefit our customers are
- Rapid innovation by integrating Apache and other open source projects
- Affordability by not having to pay heavy licensing costs
- Visibility into how the products operate under the hood
- Flexibility in configuring and extending the open source code to meet your requirements
78% of businesses are now operating on open source software; more than 50% find open source to be more secure than proprietary software.
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There’s a famous saying that software is eating the world. Open source software drives that appetite and you should be proud of that."
Asanka Abeysinghe
CTO,
WSO2
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Are we going to make any changes about how we think about open source software in 2024? The short answer is absolutely not. We think open source software is just the right thing to do."
Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana
Founder, CEO and Chief Product Officer,
WSO2
