Shared Source

Open-source methods can give significant advantages over traditional software development approaches. They can lead to improved quality and reduced support & maintenance costs, and they enable partners & customers to freely innovate.

Shared source is a way that you could harness these open-source methods for your own software, by sharing your software with partners and customers. Shared source sits between proprietary (closed) and open-source - many companies view software development as either proprietary or open source but in practice there is a range of possibilities between the two.

Shared source enables you to increase efficiency and allows you to have a more positive engagement with your customers. Shared source lets you avoid some of the issues you might face with pure open source, and it enables you to turn software from a cost into a competitive advantage.

Octymo has significant expertise in both shared and open source and can help you realise your goals. We can assist in identifying the right shared-source model, within the large spectrum of possibilities, advising on IP protection, code management/development process, licence terms, and partner interaction. We also work with your teams to help implement the shared-source project including the shared source infrastructure.