Analysis of FOSS Gaming Failure - A History of PokerSource and Open Source Online Poker

Analysis of FOSS Gaming Failure - A History of PokerSource and Open Source Online Poker

Explore the rise and fall of PokerSource, an open-source online poker system, in this 57-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Delve into the project's history, from its late 1980s origins to its brief success in the late 2000s. Examine how proprietary software ultimately outcompeted this AGPL'd/GPL'd end-to-end system, despite PokerSource's early market entry and innovative pure JavaScript client. Learn from both the successes and failures of the PokerSource team's attempt to build a FOSS business ecosystem for online poker. Gain valuable insights to help ensure your own open-source projects don't become obsolete in the face of proprietary technology competition.