Open Source Business Models and Synthetic Biology
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The
software
industry
has
successfully
utilized
open
source
busi-‐ ness
models
namely
with
software
such
as
Android
and
Linux.
Open source
business
models
allow
individuals
to
collaborate
and
share
in-‐ formation
without
fear
that
the
shared
information
will
be
commer-‐ cially
misused.
Given
the
similarities
between
software
source
code and
genetic
sequences,
innovators
in
the
field
of
synthetic
biology
feel that
open
source
business
models
can
help
further
innovation
for
syn-‐ thetic
biology
in
a
similar
manner.
However,
when
determining whether
to
join
an
open
source
project,
practitioners
must
first
identify if
such
a
project
will
be
beneficial
to
their
goals.
This
Comment
discuss benefits
and
risks
associated
with
open
source
business
models
as applied
to
synthetic
biology,
as
well
as
possible
solutions
to
some
of the
risks
identified.
This
Comment
concludes
with
possible
sugges-‐ tions
to
solve
some
of
the
issues
associated
with
open
source
business models
with
the
goal
to
further
current
open
source
initiatives.