# "With closed source you can go fast; with open source you can go far"

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2024-06-18
- **Theme:** Open-Source AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/open-source-ai/
- **Source:** "Greg Osuri \| Founder of Akash Network: Liberty, Community, and the Future of Decentralized AI" (Beacon Podcast)
- **Watch at:** 01:09:58 — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-of-akash-network-liberty/id1626302528?i=1000659451844
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/open-source-ai/2024-06-18-with-closed-source-you-can-go-fast-with-open-sourc-6evb/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, ""With closed source you can go fast; with open source you can go far"," "Greg Osuri \| Founder of Akash Network: Liberty, Community, and the Future of Decentralized AI" (Beacon Podcast), 18 Jun 2024, 01:09:58. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-of-akash-network-liberty/id1626302528?i=1000659451844

## Quote — verbatim

> Open source always wins out in the end. Right? It may take longer, but it will always win out. That's why I have this saying that, hey, close source, you can go fast. With open source, you can go far.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His recurring maxim, argued by analogy at 01:09:14: Unix was first but "Linux is used by 97% of the globe"; the iPhone was first but Android is more popular.