# Why Open Source is a terrible way to build products, yet most great products use Open Source.

DevFeed: [Why Open Source is a terrible way to build products, yet most great products use Open Source.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-open-source-is-a-terrible-way-to-build-products-yet-most-great-products-use-open-source-6113.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://turso.tech/blog/why-open-source-is-a-terrible-way-to-build-products-yet-most-great-products-use-open-source-c3bf9e201648>)

Author: Glauber Costa

Published: 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Turso Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/turso-blog.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [libSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/libsql.md>)

Tags: [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>), [products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/products.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [startup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startup.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that open source is a poor way to build products, while acknowledging that many excellent products use open source. The supplied text also includes an update describing the current Turso platform as a ground-up rewrite of SQLite with remote querying, device and server synchronization, and offline support.

## Source excerpt

Some 15 years ago I had a falling out with an acquaintance of mine over a realization I had that Open Source is an absolutely terrible way to build products. When I shared this, I could immediately...