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Asked: 2026-05-10T19:05:14+00:00

I always have found the open source space interesting but have never actually participated

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I always have found the open source space interesting but have never actually participated in any projects. I recently had what I thought was a great a idea that was different from other projects I had seen in the area (in case it matters it was a .NET DI framework).

My question is if I have a funky idea should I join an existing project and share my ideas or create a competing project with exactly what I want. There are a few projects in the space the are similar to what I was thinking but they don’t quite capture the same ideals.

Is extra competition frown upon in the open source space?

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  1. Competition is as important as collaboration in open source. Assuming the licenses are compatible, features and ideas can be cross-pollenating. Everybody wins.

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