@prefix : . @prefix owl: . @prefix prov: . @prefix schema1: . @prefix xsd: . <> a schema1:CreativeWork ; schema1:about :article ; schema1:accountablePerson ; schema1:author ; schema1:dateCreated "2026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ; schema1:dateModified "2026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ; schema1:description "A source-grounded RDF collection mapping Bill Gurley's thesis that open source has become a corporate strategy for neutralizing incumbents, commoditizing critical layers, and shaping AI and autonomous vehicle competition."@en ; schema1:name "RDF collection for 'From Open Source Software to Open Source Strategy'"@en ; prov:wasGeneratedBy , , . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Apple"@en . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Benchmark"@en . a schema1:Country ; schema1:name "China"@en . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Linux Foundation"@en . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Microsoft"@en . a schema1:DefinedTerm ; schema1:description "Software whose source code can be studied, modified, and shared, creating broad development, testing, distribution, and cost advantages."@en ; schema1:inDefinedTermSet :glossary ; schema1:name "Open source software"@en ; owl:sameAs . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "OpenAI"@en . a schema1:DefinedTerm ; schema1:description "The bargaining leverage suppliers hold when customers depend on proprietary inputs or scarce alternatives."@en ; schema1:inDefinedTermSet :glossary ; schema1:name "supplier power"@en ; owl:sameAs . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Santa Fe Institute"@en . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Tesla"@en . a schema1:DefinedTerm ; schema1:description "Eric Raymond's essay contrasting closed, centralized software development with distributed and transparent development."@en ; schema1:inDefinedTermSet :glossary ; schema1:name "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"@en ; owl:sameAs . a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Waymo"@en . :a1 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "Open source has evolved from a software production method into a strategic weapon for reshaping market power around critical technology layers."@en . :a10 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "They should ask which inputs, standards, and interfaces in their industry could be opened to neutralize a stronger rival or protect their own position."@en . :a2 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "It combines distributed improvement, lower coordination costs, neutral governance, viral adoption, and commoditization of inputs that incumbents previously controlled."@en . :a3 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "Foundations make cooperation credible by reducing fear that one participant will capture the shared project after others have invested in it."@en . :a4 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "Android shows both sides of the playbook: open source helped Google neutralize Apple, but weak neutral governance later allowed Google to regain strong control."@en . :a5 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "Kubernetes shows how an open standard can force even the targeted incumbent, AWS, to support the portability layer its rivals needed."@en . :a6 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "RISC-V turns processor architecture into an open standard, making it harder for export controls or proprietary licensing to fully block a sovereign compute stack."@en . :a7 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "AI agents need stable real-world place references. An open map identity layer prevents one proprietary map owner from quietly governing that grounding layer."@en . :a8 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "Most companies cannot beat Waymo or Tesla alone, but they could protect their position by backing a shared open AV base layer."@en . :a9 a schema1:Answer ; schema1:text "Closed leaders can use security framing to restrict open-weight competitors, especially Chinese models, while preserving their own platform power."@en . :anthropic a schema1:Organization ; schema1:name "Anthropic"@en . :article a schema1:Article ; schema1:about :open-source-strategy-thesis ; schema1:abstract "Bill Gurley argues that open source is no longer only a way to build software; it is a repeatable strategy for weakening proprietary chokepoints and reallocating industry power."@en ; schema1:accountablePerson ; schema1:alternativeHeadline "How the smartest executives are using open source techniques to optimize corporate strategy"@en ; schema1:author ; schema1:datePublished "2026-05-09"^^xsd:date ; 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schema1:name "Kubernetes"@en ; schema1:provider "Google"@en ; schema1:result "Kubernetes became the de facto cloud-native orchestration standard and forced AWS to support the layer it was meant to neutralize."@en . :case-lf-networking a schema1:CreativeWork ; schema1:about :open-source-strategy-thesis ; schema1:additionalType "Open Source Strategy case"@en ; schema1:competitor "proprietary network equipment vendors"@en ; schema1:dateCreated "2018"^^xsd:gYear ; schema1:description "Carriers used open networking projects to erode vendor pricing power, prevent single-vendor architectural control, and reclaim margin."@en ; schema1:funder "Linux Foundation"@en ; schema1:isPartOf :strategic-cases ; schema1:keywords "telecom network infrastructure"@en ; schema1:mentions , , , , :lf-networking ; schema1:name "LF Networking"@en ; schema1:provider "telecom carriers"@en ; schema1:result "The impact is mixed but directional: telecom equipment economics became harsher, open RAN expanded, and proprietary vendors faced pressure."@en . :case-open-compute-project a schema1:CreativeWork ; schema1:about :open-source-strategy-thesis ; schema1:additionalType "Open Source Strategy case"@en ; schema1:competitor "traditional data center hardware vendors"@en ; schema1:dateCreated "2011"^^xsd:gYear ; schema1:description "Meta contributed internal data center designs to an open foundation so hyperscalers could lower supplier margins and reuse shared infrastructure specifications."@en ; schema1:funder "Open Compute Project Foundation"@en ; schema1:isPartOf :strategic-cases ; schema1:keywords "data center hardware designs"@en ; schema1:mentions , , , ; schema1:name "Open Compute Project"@en ; schema1:provider "Facebook / Meta"@en ; schema1:result "OCP turned a large part of hyperscale infrastructure purchasing into an open specification market with broad member adoption."@en . :case-overture-maps a schema1:CreativeWork ; schema1:about :open-source-strategy-thesis ; schema1:additionalType "Open Source Strategy case"@en ; schema1:competitor "Google Maps"@en ; schema1:dateCreated "2022"^^xsd:gYear ; schema1:description "Technology and mapping firms pooled open geospatial data to avoid dependence on Google's proprietary map moat and reduce data-conflation costs."@en ; schema1:funder "Linux Foundation / Joint Development Foundation"@en ; schema1:isPartOf :strategic-cases ; schema1:keywords "global map data and place identity"@en ; schema1:mentions , , , , , :overture-maps-foundation ; schema1:name "Overture Maps Foundation"@en ; schema1:provider "Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom"@en ; schema1:result "Overture shipped production-grade releases, GERS place identifiers, and growing adoption across maps, logistics, and AI grounding scenarios."@en . :case-risc-v a schema1:CreativeWork ; schema1:about :open-source-strategy-thesis ; schema1:additionalType "Open Source Strategy case"@en ; schema1:competitor "ARM and proprietary CPU instruction set licensing"@en ; schema1:dateCreated "2010"^^xsd:gYear ; schema1:description "An open instruction set lets companies and countries avoid per-unit architecture rents and reduce dependence on controlled semiconductor IP."@en ; schema1:funder "RISC-V International"@en ; schema1:isPartOf :strategic-cases ; schema1:keywords "processor instruction set architecture"@en ; schema1:mentions , , , ; schema1:name "RISC-V"@en ; schema1:provider "UC Berkeley and RISC-V International"@en ; schema1:result "RISC-V became strategically important for companies and for China, where it supports a possible sovereign compute stack."@en . :closed-cathedral-vendor a schema1:DefinedTerm ; schema1:description "A proprietary platform owner that keeps a critical technology layer closed and can charge platform rent or shape market access."@en ; schema1:inDefinedTermSet :glossary ; schema1:name "closed Cathedral vendor"@en . :commoditize-input a schema1:HowToStep ; schema1:isPartOf :open-source-strategy-playbook ; schema1:name "Commoditize the input"@en ; schema1:position 4 ; schema1:text "Open the layer enough that the expensive input becomes a shared standard instead of a proprietary bottleneck."@en . :deepseek a schema1:Organization ; 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