--- title: "Discussion on \"Open Source Bait and Switch\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"Open Source Bait and Switch\". When OSS advocacy goes too far & corporate greed takes over, free software is used as a tool to destroy competition and hurt the developer community." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/open-source-bait-and-switch/6304f91589c7bc46f3db1f3f" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [Open Source Bait and Switch](https://debugagent.com/open-source-bait-and-switch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When OSS advocacy goes too far & corporate greed takes over, free software is used as a tool to destroy competition and hurt the developer community. Aug 23, 2022 · 8 min read · debugagent.com Read the article - [#java](https://hashnode.com/tag/java) - [#opensource](https://hashnode.com/tag/opensource) - [#opinion-pieces](https://hashnode.com/tag/opinion-pieces) - [#community](https://hashnode.com/tag/community) - [#developer](https://hashnode.com/tag/developer) ## Written by [Shai Almog](https://hashnode.com/@codenameone) @codenameone [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@codenameone) 25 years ago I was lucky. I faced my debugging ignorance. It's a skill we don't learn at school. Hopefully I can help you reach a similar ep Entrepreneur, author, blogger, open source hacker, speaker, Java rockstar, developer advocate and more. ex-Sun/Oracle guy with 30 years of professional development experience. Shai built virtual machines, development tools, mobile phone environments, banking systems, startup/enterprise backends, user interfaces, development frameworks and much more. Shai is an award winning highly rated speaker with a knack for engaging the audience and deep technical chops. ## Responses 1 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Jan Blok](https://hashnode.com/@janblok) [Mar 10, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/open-source-bait-and-switch/6304f91589c7bc46f3db1f3f/comment/640b4e5d0de902243209d54a) Perhaps opensourceregistry.com helps everyone involved. Check it out!