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Fran Méndez

Big question: Should Commune go Open Source?

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Usually, I use this newsletter to share what I’m reading or thinking. Today, I’m flipping the script. I need your brain on one specific thing I’m wrestling with.

Should we make Commune fully open-source?

I’ve been building Commune as a headless, creator-first alternative to Substack. The goal is total independence. But lately, I’ve been asking myself if we need to take that a step further.

You know my track record here. I built the AsyncAPI Initiative on the premise that specifications should belong to the community, not a single corporation. I literally turned down a million-dollar offer to acquire AsyncAPI because I knew it had to remain neutral.

I don’t compromise on digital liberty.

So, the question is: Should we do the same for Commune? Should we build the alternative that guarantees you’re never locked in and never beholden to a platform’s algorithm or roadmap?

I need to know what you think.

Hit the button below and let me know what you think.

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Fran Méndez

Creator of AsyncAPI | Empowering Staff+ Engineers & Architects to master Event-Driven Architectures with proven tools, processes, and best practices.

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