VA Software

VA Software 花了六年时间试图让一个名字——SourceForge——承载两种截然不同的业务：一个是免费的公共工坊，其价值来自开源维护者的工作和注意力；另一个是专有企业系统，向管理者出售对软件开发的更紧密控制。这两种业务之间的紧张关系既解释了该公司的吸引力，也解释了它最终的解体。

VA Software spent six consequential years trying to make one name, SourceForge, carry two very different businesses: a free public workshop whose value came from the work and attention of open-source maintainers, and a proprietary enterprise system that sold managers tighter control over software development. The tension between those businesses explains both the company’s appeal and its eventual disassembly.